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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. Left collocates of arise (plural nouns) |
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Correct: suggestions
is not a usual collocate of arise. (= suggestions made)
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| 2. Left collocates of attention (verbs) |
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Correct: take
is not a usual left collocate of attention.
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| 3. Left collocates of why |
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Correct: experiment
is not a usual left collocate of why.
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| 4. Left collocates of reason (as a noun) |
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Correct: deserving
is not a usual left collocate of reason.
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| 5. Left collocates of matter (adjectives) |
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Correct: pleasurable
is not a usual left collocate of matter.
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| 6. Left collocates of interest (as singular and
uncountable noun) |
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Correct: give
is not usually a left collocate of interest.
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| 7. Left collocates of trouble (verbs) |
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Correct: do
is not usually a left collocate of trouble. (= make
trouble)
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| 8. Left collocates of love (verbs) |
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Correct: do
is not usually a collocate of love. (= make love)
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| 9. Left collocates of good (verbs) |
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Correct: try
is not usually a collocate of good.
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| 10. Left collocates of test (verbs) |
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Correct: see
is not usually a collocate of test.
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| 11. Left collocates of money |
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Correct: do
is not normally a collocate of money. (= make money)
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| 12. Left collocates of message (verbs) |
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Correct: tell
is not a collocate of message.
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