A PROJECT REPORT

ON
Collocation

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD

OF
DIPLOMA IN
Computer Technology

SUBMITTED TO
MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION,
MUMBAI
SUBMITTED BY

Name of Student Enrollment No.

1.Riya Keswani 2000790201
2.Khushika Keswani
3.Atharva
4.Aditya
GUIDED BY
Prof. Ms. Mali Mam
 MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL
EDUCATION

SNJB
Shri. Nerninath Jain Brahnnacharyashrarn

Certificate
This is to certify that

Name – Riya Keswani,Khushika Keswani,Atharva,Aditya

Student of First Semester of Diploma in of Institute, SHHJB POLYTECHNIC,

CHANDWAD

(Code:0079) has completed the Micro Project satisfactorily in Subject: English

Code: 22101 for the academic year 2020- 2021 as prescribed in the curriculum.

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MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

SNJB
Shri. Nerninatln Jain Brahrnacharyashrarn

INDEX
SR.NO. CONTENT PAGE NO.
01

1 INTRODUCTION
ABSTRACT 02
2

03
3 PROCEDURE
04

4 REFERENCE
5 MODEL/CHART/DIAGRAM 05

RESOURCES 06
6
PRO.JECT ABSTRACT
1) Brief Description :
Collocations: A collocation is a combination of words that are
commonly used together. The simplest way of describing
collocations is to say that they’ just sound right’ to native english
speakers. It is important to learn collocations because they
naturalise one’s speech. Besides , they broaden one’s scope for
expressionThere are about six main types of collocations: adjective
+ noun, noun + noun (such as collective nouns), verb + noun,
adverb + adjective, verbs + prepositional phrase (phrasal
verbs), and verb + adverb.

2) Aim of Project :
Collocations reveal restrictions on which words can go
together and which words do not. Collocations are not like
grammar rules; they depend on probability rather than being
absolute and fixed. They are examples of how languages
normally or typically put words together.Collocations are 'semi-
preconstructed phrases' which allow language users to express
their ideas with maximum clarity and economy. Not only that,
there is strong correlation between frequency in a corpus and
typicality, which means that the use of common collocations
contributes to the naturalness of a text.
3)Course Outcomes Integrated : - Add to proposal list if more co's are
dressed.
a. Formulate grammatically correct sentences.
b. Summarize comprehension passages.
c. Formulate different types of dialogues.
d. Use relevant vocabulary to compose paragraphs to express ideas, thoughts and
emotions.
e. Use relevant words in writing and delivering short and long speeches

4) PROCEDURE : Stepwise ,including Activities done by each member &

how data is analyzed.(No. of pages as per your project.)
5)sActual Resources used :-

Sr. No. Name of Resource Specifications Qty Remarks

/Material

1. www.edutopia.org Website

2. Msbte English workbook E book

3. Wren and martin Book

+ REFERENCE
www.eduyopia.com, wren and martin, MSBTE English workbook, thesaurus

+ SOURCES USED
www.edutopia.org, MSBTE English workbook, wren and martin.

ANEEXURE 11
Evaluation Sheet for the Micro Project
Academic Year: 2020-21
Name of the Faculty: Ms. Mali Mam

Course: English Course code: 22101 Semester: I Title of the

project: commonly confusing words.
Cos addressed by Micro Project:
a. Formulate grammatically correct sentences.
b. Summarize comprehension passages.
c. Formulate different types of dialogues.
d. Use relevant vocabulary to compose paragraphs to express ideas, thoughts and emotions.
e. Use relevant words in writing and delivering short and long speeches.
Major learning outcomes achieved by students by doing the project

Practical outcome:
l) Able to communicate in English in spoken and written fom. Outcomes
in Cognitive domain:
l) Help the students to identify various correct grammatical structures . 2) Develop skills related to
Listening, Speaking, Reading and writing. Outcomes in Affective domain:
l) Function as team member
2) Follow Ethics
3) Self-learning attitude
4) Use relevant vocabulary while reading and writing

Comments/suggestions about team work [leadership/inter-personal communication (if any)

 There are 6 main types of collocations.
➢ Adjectives+noun
➢ Noun+noun such as [collective nouns]
➢ Verb+noun
➢ Adverb + adjective
➢ Verbs+ prepositional phrase[phrasal verbs]
➢ Verb+ adverb.
 .

Come Take Get Save

Come fast Take rest Get a job Save money

Come close Take a seat Get started Save energy

Come last Take notes Get lost Save space

Come first Take a look Get wet Save time

 Examples

Collocations starting with the verb ’do’

a) Do me a favour: The boss asked
varun to do him a favour.
b) Do your best: Father told his
children to do the best in athletics.
c) Do the shopping: On the last day
of our exams , we decided to do the
shopping.
d) Do the cooking: As the guest came
home unannounced, mother asked her
daughter to do the cooking.
 Collocations with the verb’have’
a) Have a talk:My son is struggling in
school. I’m going to have a talk with
his teacher about it.
b) Have a party: we’re having party
next Saturday-want to come?
c) Have fun: Hope you have fun on
your trip!
d) Have a chance: please call me
when you have a chance.

In corpus linguistics, a collocation is a series of words or terms that

co-occur more often than would be expected by chance. In
phraseology, a collocation is a type of compositional phraseme,
meaning that it can be understood from the words that make it up.
This contrasts with an idiom, where the meaning of the whole
cannot be inferred from its parts, and may be completely unrelated.

An example of a phraseological collocation is the expression strong

tea. While the same meaning could be conveyed by the roughly
equivalent powerful tea, this adjective does not modify tea
frequently enough for English speakers to become accustomed to its
co-occurrence and regard it as idiomatic or unmarked. (By way of
counterexample, powerful is idiomatically preferred to strong when
modifying a computer or a car.) There are about six main types of
collocations: adjective + noun, noun + noun (such as collective
nouns), verb + noun, adverb + adjective, verbs + prepositional
phrase (phrasal verbs), and verb + adverb.
❑ Collocations with the verb ‘make’
a) Make a mistake: clint made a lot of
mistakes on his homework and his
teacher got angry.
b) Make money: Being an english
teacher is not a good way to make
money!
c) Make plans: we need to make
some holiday plans before its too late.
d) Make a noise: The head of the
department requested the students not
to make a noise during college
gathering.
Collocation is ‘a predictable combination of
words‘ for example we can say heavy rain
but not strong rain because it does not sound
right’ likewise, we can say ‘do exercise’ but
not ‘make exercise’. Collocations can be
made up of any kinds of words such as verbs,
nouns, adverbs and adjectives. There are no
rules for collocations, they are just
combinations of words that we can become
familiar with and then use correctly.
 ❑ Collocations with the verb’break’
a) Break a record: van niekerk broker
the world record for 400 metres in
2016.
b) Break down: My car broke down
so I called a mechanic.
c) Break a promise: I don’t believe
you, you always break your promises.
Break the rules: The ractors warned the
students not to break the rules of hostel
Collocation is used to distinguish senses:
‘Different sets of collocates found with these
different senses pinpoint the fact that they are
different senses’; ‘Collocation… frequently
reinforces meaning distinctions’; and lexical sets
used in disambiguation are ‘signalled by
coincidence of collocation’ (Sinclair 1987).
Collocation can also be a marker of
metaphoricity: the presence of modifiers and
qualifiers indicates metaphorical uses of treadmill
and blanket (e.g. …the corporate treadmill; …the
treadmill of office life;