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LEXICAL CLASSES OF VERBS 197
For many learners, it is easier to work with relationship verbs and collocational expressions as lexical entities in contexts rather than trying to assemble phrases from their component parts (Nation, 2001; Wray, 2002). For example, collocational practice can take the form of news reportage and restatement of information from the Business section of a newspaper (e.g., "And nowwe bring you the latest from the stock market"). Other alternative formats for verb practice can take formal business plans or presentations to "the board of directors" or a company president, or poster sessions with for- mal explanations to report information to fellow-professionals, "stock hold- ers," or potential "investors."
The keyconsideration in learning practice is to give learners an oppor- tunity to use the lexical and syntactic structures that they would not other- wise have in their casual and informal interactions. For example, many relationship verbs can be employed in somewhat formal academic writing and presentations.
combine
develop
combination
combine to do xxx
combine business with pleasure
combined with xxx (acid combined with alkali)
combined effort/action, combined income
in combination with
a winning/perfect combination
a combinationoffactors, combinations of (numbers/variables) develop an idea, a plan (of action),
develop a relationship (with customers)
develop into (a long-lasting peace, a full-scale war) (designed/created/positioned) to develop (markets/products) develop land
develop film
develop an illness
developed country—developing country
child development
a new development, a significant development
development
Verbs and Attendant Forms and Expressions
Another popular venue for exposure to and usage of academic and ad- vanced verbs is the traditional work with prefixes and suffixes. However, the teaching of prefixes and some types of suffixes may need to account for a few caveats.
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