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One of the coloured words in each
group does not make a natural word partnership with the word written in bold font. Which
is the odd one out?
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| 1. Right collocates of walk |
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Correct: a business
is not a usual collocate of walk. (= run a business)
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| 2. Right collocates of run |
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Correct: the plank
is not a usual right collocate of run. (= walk the plank)
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| 3. Right collocates of make (nouns) |
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Correct: business
is not a collocate of make. (= do business)
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| 4. Right collocates of do (nouns) |
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Correct: peace
is not a collocate of do. (= make peace)
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| 5. Right collocates of do (nouns) |
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Correct: a profit
is not a collocate of do. (= make a profit)
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| 6. Right collocates of take (nouns) |
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Correct: an experiment
is not a collocate of take. (= do an experiment)
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| 7. Right collocates of take (nouns) |
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Correct: an answer
is not a collocate of take. (= give an answer)
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| 8. Right collocates of catch (nouns) |
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Correct: a break
is not a collocate of catch. (= take a break)
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| 9. Right collocates of play (nouns) |
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Correct: computer
is not a collocate of play. (= use a computer)
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| 10. Right collocates of watch (nouns) |
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Correct: the view
is not a collocate of watch. (= see the view)
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| 11. Right collocates of hold (nouns) |
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Correct: your teeth
is not a collocate of hold. (= grit your teeth)
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| 12. Right collocates of keep |
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Correct: a meeting
is not a collocate of keep. (= hold a meeting)
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