Verb + Noun + Preposition Collocations
Hello English learners. Welcome to a new lesson. Collocations are natural expressions of a language and are essential to language learning. In today’s lesson, we will look at verb + noun + preposition collocations commonly used in spoken and written English.
| Collocation | Meaning | Example sentence |
| Catch sight of | to see someone briefly. | When she turned her head, Monica caught sight of a strange man behind her. |
| Keep a count of
|
to remember a total. | To lose weight, you have to keep a count of your calorie intake. |
| Keep an eye on
|
to observe something carefully. | Will you please keep an eye on my suitcase while I’m in the toilet? |
| Lose sight of
|
to be no longer available to see. | Don’t lose sight of the car ahead! |
| Make amends for
|
to do something to correct your mistake, to compensate. | Laura tried to make amends for her behaviour by inviting Michael to dinner. |
| Make arrangements for
|
to prepare for something. | My secretary will make arrangements for the meeting. |
| Make contact with
|
to find out where someone is in order to talk or write to them. | Peter did his best to make contact with his best friend from childhood. |
| Make friends with
|
to become somebody’s friend. | What is the best way to make friends with your new neighbours? |
| Put pressure on
|
to try to persuade someone to do something. | The government is putting pressure on the citizens to save water. |
| Make room for
|
to clear space in order to make space for something or someone. | Maria tidied up her room to make room for a new piece of furniture. |
| Make sense of
|
to be easy to understand. | Can you make sense of this painting? |
| Make way for
|
to make space for someone or something to pass. | The forest was bulldozed to make way for the new road. |
| Pay attention to
|
to watch or listen to someone or something carefully. | Will you stop fidgeting and pay attention to what I’m saying? |
| Put a stop to
|
to end something. | It’s about time you put a stop to your childish behaviour. |
| Take advantage of
|
to make good use of an opportunity. | Sandra took advantage of the good weather to clean the garden. |
| Take the blame for
|
to admit that you did something and accept responsibility. | Brian took the blame for the broken window. |
| Take care of
|
to keep yourself or someone else safe. | Could you take care of my dog while I’m away? |
| Take credit for
|
to accept the praise for something you didn’t do. | The scientist took the credit for the invention of another scientist. |
| Take an interest in
|
to be curious about something. | Jane began to take an interest in sculpting during her secondary school years. |
| Take part in
|
to participate in something. | Sean took part in a competition and he won a holiday. |
| Take pride in
|
to be proud of something. | Daniel definitely has a green thumb and he takes pride in his garden. |
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1 Comment
Piyar · 22 Jul 2024 at 11:06 am
A very useful lesson I enjoyed it a lot.
Thanks