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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

collocates

Colourless collocates with, for example, gas or liquid.

I know the word `collocate' means `arrange systematically'. But I can't understand the above sentence with this meaning.

Could you explain/rephrase the sentence so that I can understand it?
  

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Some punctuation should help: 'Colourless' collocates with, for example, 'gas' or 'liquid'. or Colourless collocates with, for example, gas or liquid . 'Colourless gas' and colourless liquid are common collocations; colourless rainbow is not.

— Mister Micawber

  • Some punctuation should help: 'Colourless' collocates with, for example, 'gas' or 'liquid'.
  • or Colourless collocates with, for example, gas or liquid .
  • 'Colourless gas' and colourless liquid are common collocations; colourless rainbow is not.
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Some punctuation should help:

'Colourless' collocates with, for example, 'gas' or 'liquid'.
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Colourless collocates with, for example, gas or liquid.

'Colourless gas' and colourless liquid are common collocations; colourless rainbow is not.
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Mister MicawberSome punctuation should help:

'Colourless' collocates with, for example, 'gas' or 'liquid'.
or
Colourless collocates with, for example, gas or liquid.

'Colourless gas' and colourless liquid are common collocations; colourless rainbow is not.

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