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Collocations and Grammatical Words Quiz

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What do collocations mainly focus on?

The combination of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs (correct)

The grammatical structure of sentences

The order of words in a particular context

The usage of articles and prepositions

What is considered a 'split collocation'?

Collocations that are from different languages

A pair of collocations that cannot be used together

Key phrases that contain only grammatical words

Collocations where the main words are separated by other words (correct)

Which of the following examples contains two collocations?

buy a car

learn a foreign language (correct)

play a game

make a cake

How might the phrase 'learn a language' be expanded?

by incorporating additional lexical words Signup and view all the answers

Which description best fits the term 'semi-fixed expression' in this context?

An expression that combines multiple collocations Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

Collocation = Lexical words that commonly go together Split Collocation = A construction with words separated by other words Semi-Fixed Expression = A phrase that can have variations but retains a core meaning Lexical Words = Content words that carry meaning beyond grammatical function Signup and view all the answers

Match the following examples with their collocational types:

Learn a language = Basic collocation Learn a foreign language = Split collocation Most frequently used languages = Collocation within a phrase Learn one of the world's languages = Complex collocation Signup and view all the answers

Match the following phrases with their components:

Styling web pages = Uses CSS Database queries = Uses SQL Client-side scripting = Uses JavaScript General-purpose programming = Uses Python Signup and view all the answers

Match the following words with their corresponding types:

Adverbs = Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs Nouns = Words that represent people, places, or things Verbs = Action words in a sentence Adjectives = Words that describe nouns Signup and view all the answers

Match the following linguistic terms with their characteristics:

Collocations = Focus on how words combine meaningfully Grammatical words = Includes articles and prepositions Lexical combinations = Can include both nouns and verbs Construction = Refers to how words are arranged in phrases Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Collocations and Grammatical Words

Collocations can include grammatical words like articles and prepositions.
However, collocations primarily focus on lexical words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) that combine.
"Split collocations" occur when other words separate the main words in a collocation.

Example of Split Collocations

"Learn a language" can become "learn a foreign language" or "learn one of the world's most frequently used languages".
These extended collocations might contain multiple collocations. For example, "learn a foreign language" combines "learn a language" and "foreign language".
While technically a semi-fixed expression, for simplicity, such constructs can be viewed as combined collocations.

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Test your understanding of collocations, including how grammatical words like articles and prepositions play a role. This quiz explores both standard and split collocations, providing examples to enhance your grasp of language combination. Dive into the nuances of lexical words and their interactions with one another.