Answer for exercise 9
The solution for exercise 9 in chapter 1.2 - A life at a time of Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book by Frances Eales and Steve Oakes
Question
- Work in pairs. Close your book and brainstorm a list of verbs that go with the nouns 'wish' or 'wishes'. Then look at the article and check your ideas.
- Compare the collocations in the article with the extract from an online collocations dictionary above.
Answer
- Examples in the article → grant your every wish, express a wish, make a wish come true, fulfil a wish
- A collocations dictionary can help with both range and accuracy when writing. You can choose key words related to a topic and list relevant collocations during the drafting stage.