Collocations — relationships

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

What one culture calls devotion, another calls suffocation. Dating apps have exported particular assumptions — that attraction is binary, that compatibility can be optimised — into markets where none of those assumptions previously held.

Grammar Reference · Collocations — relationships

Verb + noun

Fixed verb + noun pairings carry precise meaning. Encode assumptions, sustain intimacy, signal commitment — the verb cannot be swapped without changing the register.

Adverb + adjective

Strong adverbs sharpen adjectives. Deeply embedded, widely regarded, entirely mainstream — these combinations signal formal or analytical writing.

Fixed expressions

Expressions like on close inspection, at the heart of, and turn out to be are anchors of analytical prose. Learn them as chunks, not as individual words.

Delexical verbs

Verbs like make, take, give, and pay combine with nouns in fixed ways: make a declaration, pay attention, give rise to. These must be memorised.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Collocations — relationships

1.Their shared rituals a sense of belonging that words could not easily express.

2.The couple found it difficult to their connection across two very different cultures.

3.Wearing the same colour on a date can interest without requiring a direct statement.

4.Matching outfits are so Korean couple culture that they appear in television dramas constantly.

5.Young people in many countries are still competing expectations about when to marry.

6.The arrival of global apps has begun to the inherited dating scripts of many societies.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.The norm is deeply part of the culture.

2.The app sent out ideas about what a good partner looks like.

3.They are still working through the rules around who pays.

4.This dress code shows commitment without saying anything.

5.The question has power ideas hidden inside it.

6.They struggled to keep their long-distance relationship going.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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