Nouns
Noun of the verb, to succeed
Success
Provide a collocate for the verb, make
Make a difference
Make do with what we have
The more you_________ get at something. BETTER
The more you practise/try, the better you get..
The bigger you are, the....
the more difficult it is to find nice clothes
The statue is of our president.
He was also a famous writer
The statue is of our president , who was also a famous writer
Noun of the adjective, optimistic
Optimism
Provide a collocate for the verb meet
Meet a target
Meet the goal
Maybe____________ a knife to open it. SHOULD
Maybe you should use/try a knife to open it
The more work you do now, the........
the greater will be the reward
My friend lives here.
Her son plays professional football.
My friend, whose son plays professional football, lives here.
Noun of the verb , to obsess
Obsession
Provide a collocate for the verb claim
Claim a victory
Claim she was discriminated against
The better the economy performs,__________ will be for young people JOBS
The better the economy performs, the more jobs there will be for young people
The longer we wait, the....
the larger the long term costs will be
There is the Cathedral.
I was actually married in there.
There is the Cathedral, which is actually where I got married
noun of the verb, To intend
Intention
Provide a collocate for the verb undermine
Undermine national unity
Undermine my confidence
What do you call the stuff you use_________ your clothes? REMOVE
What do you call the stuff you use to remove satins from your clothes?
The more roads there are, the......
the worse the pollution is
They produce tiles in that factory.
They export most of them to Europe.
They produce tiles in that factory, most of which they export to Europe.
Noun of the adjective cautious
Caution
Provide a collocate for the verb uphold
Uphold the claim
Uphold the decision in court
The police____________ of the investigation that the chief of police had to resign MESS
The police made such a mess of the investigation that the chief of police had to reign
The more affluent the area is ,the....
the more expensive the houses/cars are
I started working here in 2003.
Even then the area was starting to boom.
I started to work here in 2003, which even then, was (an area) starting to boom.