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Enter [hint] in the search string. Make sure you use square brackets. This will include all possible forms of the word (both singular and plural forms in the case of nouns) After the [hint] enter a full stop followed by [n*] this will restrict the search to hint(s) as a Click on the context. From the drop-down menu below choose prep.ALL. Restrict the context to one word to the right of the node word (=key word) noun
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Results Which preposition is most common? Study the examples. Are there any differences in the way the prepositions are used?
Task 2 : Collocations
Think of the word pairs your students may find difficult (e.g. injury / wound, house / home).
1. What are the different parts-of-speech (POS) associated with each word?
Looking up collocates
If the word you want to examine is a noun, look up verbs, adjectives and _________________ If the word you want to examine is a verb, look up ______________________ and ________________ If the word you want to examine is an adjective, look up ______________________ and ________________
Word 2 ____________
Task 3: Synonyms 1.
What synonyms can you find for the adjective wonderful? What is their frequency?
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What is the difference in the use of these synonyms across different sub-corpora?
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