Collocation
Definition
of collocation
A collocation is a combination of
two or more words that are commonly used together, in a way that sounds natural
to a native English speaker.
Types
of colocation
1. Adjective + noun
There are many adjective
which can gather with noun, but I will write some adjectives to give you
obvious example. Here are the examples of collocation adjective + noun:
He has
been a heavy smoker and drinker all his adult life.
She
speaks English quite well but with strong French accent.
They
have a hard life and worked through a hard time. We don’t have hard evidence
that they had used hard drugs.
The
doctor ordered him to take regular exercise.
The
Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.
2.
Noun +
noun (such as collective noun)
I
would like to buy two bars of soaps
There
is a glass of water on the table.
Would
you like to have a cup of coffee?
He
will give a bar of chocolate to his girlfriend on Valentine ’s Day.
Her
bouquet of flower is the best of all
3.
Verb +
noun
I
always try to do my homework in the morning after making my bed
Do you
think the bank would forgive a debt?
We are
going to have lunch together, would you like to join??
Every
day, I take a shower at 6 o’clock
4.
Adverb
+ adjective
This
test is ridiculously easy! I didn’t even study, but I will get high score.
Janet
is a highly successful businesswoman. She owns several restaurants and hotels
around the country.
That
is utterly ridiculous. She didn’t steal your favorite book. She wasn’t even in
the office yesterday.
Roger
is strongly opposed to anything bad for health. He doesn’t eat junk food at
all.
Are
you okay? I am deeply concerned about you. You have been desperate since you
lost your job.
5. Verbs+
prepositional phrase (phrasal verb)
Their
behavior was enough to drive anybody to crime
We had
to return home because we had run out of money
I am
going to look up the meaning in the dictionary
She is
going to dress up for her first date with him.
You
have to make up your mind before doing something.
6.
Verb +adverb
Mary
whispered softly in John’s ear.
The
boy speaks politely, and is very well-behaved.
The
accident happened because he was driving dangerously.
After
2 years in London, he speaks English fluently.
I
waited patiently, but she never came.
7.
noun +
verb
The
lion started to roar when it heard the dog barking.
Snow
was falling as our plane took off.
Conclusion:
Collocation adalah dua atau
lebih kata-kata yang sering digunakan bersama untuk membentuk satu kesatuan
makna.
Ada beberapa Jenis Collocation dan cara
pembentukannya, yaitu:
- Adverb + Adjective
- Adjective + Noun
- Noun + Noun
- Noun + Verb
- Verb + Noun
- Verb + Expression With Preposition
- Verb + Adverb
Reference
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