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What is collocation

Collocation refers to groups of words that commonly go together, such as verbs used with activities and sports. Examples include 'take' for actions like taking a break, 'go' for activities like going swimming, 'do' for tasks like doing yoga, and 'play' for team sports like playing football. The document also highlights exceptions and additional uses of collocations with 'do' and 'make' in various contexts.

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What is collocation

Collocation refers to groups of words that commonly go together, such as verbs used with activities and sports. Examples include 'take' for actions like taking a break, 'go' for activities like going swimming, 'do' for tasks like doing yoga, and 'play' for team sports like playing football. The document also highlights exceptions and additional uses of collocations with 'do' and 'make' in various contexts.

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What is collocation?

Collocation refers to a group of two or more words that usually go together. Collocation
is to look at the word collocation. Co - meaning together - location - meaning place.
Collocation are words that are located together.

Here there are some colocations with some verbs : TAKE, GO, PLAY, DO, MAKE
that are used with activities and sports and -ing endings.

The verb "take" is often used to express actions involving obtaining, receiving, using,
or experiencing something. Its meaning depends on the context.

To Receive or Accept Something

take a compliment take a message

To Use of Time or Resources

Take time / take a break/ take a nap

To Carry Out or Experience an Action

take an exam / take a shower

To Assume Responsibility or Control

take responsibility/ take charge

To Capture or Record Something

take a photo/picture / take notes

- Go The verb go here implies that we go somewhere to practice this sport,


always this verb is used in ing form: go swimming.

- Do is used with recreational activities and with individual, or fight, like martial
arts, for example: do a crossword puzzle, do athletics, do karate.

- Play is generally used with team sports and those sports that need a ball or
similar object. Also, those activities in which two people or teams compete against
each other: play football, play poker, play chess. Or when people perform an
instrument

In this table there is a list of sports and activities that collocate with these verbs:
Go Do Play
Riding aerobics badminton
Jogging gymnastics table-tennis
hitch-hiking taekwondo football
Fishing judo basketball
Sailing karate chess
windsurfing kung-fu piano
Skiing ballet Violin
swimming Yoga hockey
Dancing athletics baseball
Skating archery rugby
Cycling a crossword volleyball
puzzle

Some exceptions to the rules:

 You use do with three activities that end in -ing: do boxing, do body-building and
do weight-lifting because they don't imply moving along the other activities ending
in -ing.

OTHER USES WITH COLLOCATIONS DO VS. MAKE

DO WITH MAKE WITH

WORK, JOBS AND TASKS PRODUCT MATERIAL/ ORIGEN

Do the housework Made of gold


Do your homework Made in China
Do a good job Made by me
Do your chores Made from grapes

NON –SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES PRODUCE A REACTION

Do something Make you happy


Do anything Make you smile
Do nothing Make you sleepy
Do everything Make your eyes water

REPLACE VERB WHEN OBVIOUS PLANS AND DECISIONS

Do your hair Make a plan


Do the dishes Make a choice
Do the laundry Make a decision
Make an arrangement

MAKE WITH, FOOD, DRINKS AND MILK SPEAKING AND SOUNDS

Make a cake Make a speech


Make breakfast Make a comment
Make a dinner Make a suggestion
Make a cup of coffee Make a noise

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