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Zorluk: KolayCollocations and Fixed Phrases

The minister decided to _____ a visit to the newly renovated community hospital. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence to form a standard English collocation?

  1. payCevap
  2. B
    give
  3. C
    make
  4. D
    do

Cevap

The word 'pay' is the correct choice to complete the fixed expression 'pay a visit'.
The verb 'pay' naturally collocates with the noun phrase 'a visit' in standard English usage to form the fixed phrase 'pay a visit'.

Adım Adım Çözüm

1
Identify the target noun phrase following the blank.
The target noun phrase is 'a visit'.
Collocations depend on specific word combinations established by standard usage.
2
Select the verb that naturally pairs with 'a visit' in standard British English.
'pay' is the established verb that collocates with 'a visit'.
Phrases like 'pay a visit', 'pay attention', and 'pay respects' are fixed verb-noun collocations.

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Verb-Noun Collocations
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Collocations and Fixed Phrases

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