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English for the Eager Learners

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Collocation (matching of different parts of speech)<br />

A noun and an adjective are close partners.<br />

An adjective can qualify a few nouns, and, likewise, a noun can be qualified by a<br />

few adjectives.<br />

Adjectives Nouns<br />

female<br />

secondary<br />

adult<br />

vital<br />

(= chief)<br />

all-round<br />

full-time<br />

consumer<br />

{<br />

charm<br />

intuition (= feeling)<br />

a ... dog<br />

a ... officer<br />

a ... fig-tree<br />

{<br />

a ... role<br />

a ... person<br />

a ... game<br />

clues<br />

importance<br />

Adjectives Nouns<br />

education<br />

{<br />

Lesson 1<br />

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