Identifying Collocations (Use of English Advanced)
1. Three of the words in each set collocate with the given verb. One does not. Which are the three correct collocations? Give permission/ someone a favour/ a presentation/ someone a hand Lay claim to/ the blame on/ the table/ an excuse Make a mistake/ plans/ a noise/ your best Pay attention/ a ticket/ tribute to/ a compliment Run an exercise/ a business/ a race/ a campaign Shoot a film/ past someone/ an arrow/ a camera Stand a possibility/ a chance/ trial/ for parliament Take care/ measurements/ a promise/ the train 2. Now choose one of the collocations from Exercise 1 to complete each sentence. It isn't fair that the ______________ you for other people's mistakes. It says in the papers that fou...