Collocations & Modals

A collocation is two or more words that ______

• often go together

• have similar meanings

• must be used together

Which is a very common collocation?

• quick food

• rapid food

• fast food

Collocations can be divided into several types such as _________ collocations.

• verb + noun

• subject + object

• first + second

Complete with a verb + adverb collocation: "You'll do it if you ________ enough."

• really try

• want to

• try hard

He……………….. go to Chennai next month.

• will

• can

• could

You …………send the reply tomorrow.

• would

• should

• could

This dress suits her style. She __________ definitely like it!

• can

• will

• may

__________ I talk to the manager?

• Would

• Might

• May

During peak hours, it _________ take more than two hours.

• can

• should

• might

How __________ she do that to us!

• might

• could

• would