Question 5 of 28intermediate🔧 ApplyShort Answer3 marks

Here are some nouns from the text: culture, monks, surprise, experience, weather, tradition. Work with a partner and discuss which of the nouns can collocate with which of the adjectives given below. unique, terrible, unforgettable, serious, ancient, wide, sudden

(i)

culture: unique culture, ancient culture

Answer

unique culture, ancient culture

(ii)

monks:

Answer

serious monks, ancient monks

(iii)

surprise:

Answer

sudden surprise, terrible surprise

(iv)

experience:

Answer

unforgettable experience, terrible experience, wide experience

(v)

weather:

Answer

terrible weather, sudden weather

(vi)

tradition:

Answer

ancient tradition, unique tradition, serious tradition

Explanation

Collocations are words that naturally 'go together' in English, as highlighted in the text. Based on the provided adjectives, the nouns can be collocated as follows:

For culture, the collocations are unique culture and ancient culture. For monks, the suitable collocations are serious monks and ancient monks.

For surprise, we can form sudden surprise and terrible surprise. For experience, the adjectives that fit well are unforgettable experience, terrible experience, and wide experience.

Finally, for weather, the correct collocations are terrible weather and sudden weather. For tradition, we can use ancient tradition, unique tradition, and serious tradition.