Luyện ngữ pháp - English Collocations in Use - Intermediate - (Unit 2: Grammatical aspects of collocations)


Everyday verbs 3

Pay

collocation example
pay attention You must pay attention to the teacher.
pay a compliment I was trying to pay her a compliment but she misunderstood.
pay your (last) respects At a funeral people pay their last respects to the person who has died.
pay tribute [formal] When Jack retired, his boss made a speech paying tribute to all he had done for the company.

Tip
There are other common verbs in English which have strong and possibly surprising collocations. Notice any that you find with, for example, break, fall, run and take.

- Lesson 9: B. Take - Lesson 9: Exercise 9.1


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