Collocations Vocabulary is a crucial part of any language. That is why, while learning any language, higher importance is given to understanding and learning of the vocabulary. The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance. A pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed. What is Collocation? A collocation is two or more words that often go together because of their habitual use . These combinations just sound "right" to native English speakers, who use them all the time. On the other hand, other combinations may be unnatural and just sound "wrong". Look at these examples: the fast train fast food not the quick train quick food and a quick shower a quick meal not a fast shower a fast meal When we say heavy rain instead of big or strong rain, it conveys the meaning that it is raining heavily. Although in the above example strong rain or the big rain ...
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