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A collocation is made up of two or more words that are commonly used together in English.... Strong collocations are word pairings that are expected to come together. Good collocation examples of this type of word pairing are combinations with 'make' and 'do'. You make a cup of tea, but you do your homework.
తెలుగులో దీపం ఆరిపోయింది అంటాం. ఇంగ్లిష్లో The flame died out. కానీ తెలుగులో దీపం చచ్చిపోయింది అనం కదా?
అలాగే పొగ తాగటం అంటాం కానీ పొగ పీల్చడం అనం కదా! Similarly in English we say "Eat the soup slowly. It is scalding hot!'' scalding hot అంటే బొబ్బలొచ్చేంత వేడిగా.
Similarly, we say to go on a picnic. NOT They went to a picnic. (picnic is a mood; not a place) We can go on a picnic even in the backyard of our house.
You have a presentation tomorrow, so make sure that you come prepared.
Indian team needs to find a replacement for Dhoni as soon as possible.
తెలుగులో దీపం ఆరిపోయింది అంటాం. ఇంగ్లిష్లో The flame died out. కానీ తెలుగులో దీపం చచ్చిపోయింది అనం కదా?
అలాగే పొగ తాగటం అంటాం కానీ పొగ పీల్చడం అనం కదా! Similarly in English we say "Eat the soup slowly. It is scalding hot!'' scalding hot అంటే బొబ్బలొచ్చేంత వేడిగా.
Similarly, we say to go on a picnic. NOT They went to a picnic. (picnic is a mood; not a place) We can go on a picnic even in the backyard of our house.
You have a presentation tomorrow, so make sure that you come prepared.
Indian team needs to find a replacement for Dhoni as soon as possible.
- pitch a tent - You do not say build a tent or do a tent.
- erect a tower - The telephone company erected a tower in our university for improved signals.
- establish an organization - He established a society to take care of the needs of the physically challenged.
- assemble a machine - He is a very good mechanic. He can assemble the machine very quickly, all by himself. (without any body's help)
- install a programme or machinery - We installed a new software in our system to prevent data theft.
The purpose of collocations is making the use of the language natural and interesting. It helps in beautifying the language. It enhances the quality of your language and thereby makes it authentic.
Some more examples:
deep: deep feeling, deep pockets, deep sleep, deep trouble, deep fry
heavy: heavy rain, heavy sleeper, a heavy drinker, heavy snow, heavy traffic.
Suppose, when we say heavy rain instead of big or strong rain, it conveys the meaning that it is raining heavily.
We will discuss some more in the forthcoming issues.
start, commission, commence, institute, inaugurate, begin
1. Let’s ____ the show!
2. You have to ____our journey from Amaravati.
3. The train is about to ____.
4. When are you planning to ____ the new cinema house that you had constructed?
5. Everybody thinks that the PM will ____ the project this month.
6. The government is going to ____ an enquiry committee to look into the allegations.
Some more examples:
deep: deep feeling, deep pockets, deep sleep, deep trouble, deep fry
heavy: heavy rain, heavy sleeper, a heavy drinker, heavy snow, heavy traffic.
Suppose, when we say heavy rain instead of big or strong rain, it conveys the meaning that it is raining heavily.
We will discuss some more in the forthcoming issues.
start, commission, commence, institute, inaugurate, begin
1. Let’s ____ the show!
2. You have to ____our journey from Amaravati.
3. The train is about to ____.
4. When are you planning to ____ the new cinema house that you had constructed?
5. Everybody thinks that the PM will ____ the project this month.
6. The government is going to ____ an enquiry committee to look into the allegations.
Key
1) begin 2) commence 3) start 4) inaugurate 5) commission 6) institute
1) begin 2) commence 3) start 4) inaugurate 5) commission 6) institute
Some more Collocations
- strong: strong smell, strong sense, strong denial, strong feeling
- deep love
- to make the bed, to take a risk, etc.
- security blanket Eg. The security blanket for the VVIP was impregnable.(చొరపడలేని విధంగా )
- cash flow The cash flow has come down after demonetization.
- opinion poll: make money Eg. He made money in politics. counterfeit money (నకిలీ నోట్లు )
key in a PIN Eg. For drawing the money, one should key in a PIN in an ATM. - go bankrupt- Eg. While his brother is flourishing, the younger one went bankrupt.
- hard-earned money, deposit a check, close a deal (in real estate or business), open an account
LEST - How do we use it?
Lest is a conjunction. 'Lest' means 'for fear that' and it is followed by should + infinitive. But Lest is slowly becoming archaic (పాత బడిన, వాడుకలో ఎక్కువగా లేని) expression. People are using it less and less.
Eg: The actor doesn't dare leave the hotel lest he should be recognized and mobbed.
If your hands are dirty, don't touch this new dress, lest you should spoil it.
Lest is a Subordinating Conjunction. It is used in Complex Sentence.
The rule of using lest in a sentence is that should must be used with it.
Eg:Put away your toys from the floor lest someone should fall.
Similarly,
Take an umbrella with you, lest you should get caught in the rain.
Lest is a conjunction. 'Lest' means 'for fear that' and it is followed by should + infinitive. But Lest is slowly becoming archaic (పాత బడిన, వాడుకలో ఎక్కువగా లేని) expression. People are using it less and less.
Eg: The actor doesn't dare leave the hotel lest he should be recognized and mobbed.
If your hands are dirty, don't touch this new dress, lest you should spoil it.
Lest is a Subordinating Conjunction. It is used in Complex Sentence.
The rule of using lest in a sentence is that should must be used with it.
Eg:Put away your toys from the floor lest someone should fall.
Similarly,
Take an umbrella with you, lest you should get caught in the rain.
Published date : 05 Aug 2019 06:09PM
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