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Zorluk: KolayCollocations and Fixed Phrases

Which of the options best completes the sentence below?

The school principal urged all students to _____ attention to the newly published examination timetable.

payCevap
B
give
C
make
D
put

Cevap

pay

The word 'pay' forms a fixed, standard English collocation with 'attention' (to pay attention), which means to listen to or direct one's mind toward something.

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Identify the noun in the target blank

The target noun phrase is '_____ attention to'.

English lexis relies on specific conventional verb-noun combinations.

Select the natural verb collocation

The established fixed collocation is 'pay attention'.

'Pay' is the standard verb that pairs naturally with 'attention' to express directing one's mental focus.

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Fixed Verb-Noun Collocations

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Konular

Collocations and Fixed Phrases

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