Strong & Weak Collocations

Question 1

Strong & Weak Collocations • Meaning

Answer 1

Strong collocations rarely collocate with other words. Weak collocations collocate with all words.

Question 2

Strong & Weak Collocations • Examples

Answer 2

SC = Make a wish. / Fulfill a wish.

WC = Big ocean / Big girl / Big chance / Big gun / Big pain / Big fight

Wish / A wish, can only be used in so many collocations.

Big can be collocated with many other words.

Question 3

Strong & Weak Collocations • Ways to Teach

Answer 3

Teach how to identify it.