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Phraseology Flashcards

1
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Determine the type of word combination:

to do business

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institutionalised collocation

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2
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Determine the type of word combination:

a pack of wolves

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collocation

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3
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Determine the type of word combination:

black shirt

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free combination

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4
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Determine the type of word combination:

divine intervention

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collocation

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5
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Determine the type of word combination:

eating a banana

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free combination

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6
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Determine the type of word combination:

throwing a party

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collocation

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7
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Determine the type of word combination:

to break even

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idiom

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8
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Determine the type of word combination:

to fell a tree

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idiom

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9
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Determine the type of word combination:

a child runs

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free combination

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10
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Determine the type of word combination:

every cloud has a silver lining

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idiom

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11
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Determine the type of word combination:

black eye

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collocation

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12
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Determine the type of word combination:

fast food

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collocation

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13
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Determine the type of word combination:

the usual suspects

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collocation

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14
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Determine the type of word combination:

a new day

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free combination

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15
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Determine the type of word combination:

to file a report

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free combination / collocation

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16
Q

Determine the type of word combination:

I like peanuts

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free combination

17
Q

Determine the type of word combination:

a round of applause

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collocation

18
Q

Determine the type of word combination:

to take someone up on something

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idiom > phrasal verb

19
Q

Determine the type of word combination:

the last straw

20
Q

Determine the type of word combination:

heavy rain

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collocation

21
Q

Determine the type of word combination:

the devil’s advocate

22
Q

Determine the type of word combination:

to get cold feet

23
Q

Determine the type of word combination:

a wolf in sheep’s clothing

24
Q

Determine the type of word combination:

to bite the dust

25
Q

Explain the difference between collocation and idiom

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collocation
occurrence of two or more words within a short space of each other in a text
> mutual expectancy of words

idiom
combination of two or more words which function as a unit of meaning

26
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Explain the difference between statistically significant and institutionalised collocations

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statistically significant
collocations that occur more frequently than would be expected on the basis of the frequency of occurrence of individual items

institutionalised
collocations characterised by unexpectedness and unpredictability at semantic level

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