verbs and objects Flashcards

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what are transitive/intransitive verbs

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transitive: she closed the door ;i’ve ripped the shirt
intransitive: the door closed; the shirt has ripped
bend, break, vary, wake

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bend collocations

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the road bends to the left/right, bend down, bend forward/over, a bend in the pipe, the car comes around the bend, bend to pressure/sb’s will/rules, bend the rules, bend over backwards,

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vary collocations

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vary considerably/greatly/widely, vary between/ from..to../according to, vary in quality, varying degrees of success/difficulty, vary diet by consuming nutritional supplements

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wake collocations

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wake, wake sb, in the wake of , wake up to sth

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do verbs always need an object>?

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no, for some verbs if the meaning is clear from the context: answer, ask, change, eat, park, cook, wave, phone, study, smoke, wash, write

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what’s a complement

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an adverb/prepositional phrase to complete the meaning of a verb: originate IN

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types of complements

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  1. verb+preposition+object: deal with, belong to, adhere to, culminate in/with, detract from, differentiate between, incline to/towards, specialise in, aspire to
  2. verb+an object+prepositional phrase : attribute..to, base .. on/upon, equate.. with, inflict ..on, mistake.. for, regard ..as/with, remind ..of
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originate

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in/among, ideas originated by sb, originate from/at

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differentiate

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sth from sth, be keen to differentiate yourself from sb, sth differentiates sb from sb,

; in order to differentiate our services it was decided the brochure would depart from the traditional format, features that differentiate the product

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incline

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to/towards, be inclined to be ..(adj.), incline to the view /be inclined to agree/believe/think, artistically/technically inclined, incline your head, a steep/gentle incline

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attribute

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to, key/essential attribute, personal attributes, a positive/negative attribute
her success can be attributed to the three main factors, organizational ability is an essential attribute for a good manager

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base

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an excellent base for, at the base of a cliff, a healthy manufacturing base, aim to expand customer base, a cocktail with a whisky base, firm is based/be based in, provide a sound base for, a heavy base of a lamp, economic base, base headquarters in, the base for a study, base(where you live), touch base with sb, be way off base, base on sth

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equate

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with,
most customers equate the value of a product solely with its price tag, his single-mindedness led him to equate criticism with treachery

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regard

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generally/widely regarded as, as regards, hold sb in high regard, have no regard for, with /in regard to, in this regard, convey/give your regards to sb

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assume

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assume control/office/ a role, assume responsibility for, safely assume, assuming that
the issue has assumed considerable political proportions, assume a name/an identity

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judge

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a good/poor judge of character, let me be the judge of that, judge by/from/whether , be judged to be/have, judged on merits; A PROPOSAL SHOULD BE JUDGED ON ITS MERITS WHEN IT COMES TO