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Refer to: https://www.grammarwithstyle.net/post/collocations-with-verbs-c-d
for answer to the following question and also detailed and exhaustive study of collocations.

Each of the following 8 verbs collocates with two nouns from the following list. What are these 16 pairs?

VERB: call for, call off, capture, cease, claim, combat, commission, commit
NOUN: discrimination, perjury, campaign, essence, operations, credit, survey, boycott, abolition, sacrilege,, a designer, wedding, beauty, hostilities, damages, racism

Collocations with Verbs - C & D, All about Vocab Call for + Noun: End, Halt, Moratorium | Abolition, Elimination, Lifting, Removal, Repeal, Scrapping | Ban, Banning, Boycott, Ceasefire, Withdrawal, Debate, Inquiry, Investigation | Change, Overhaul, Reform, Resignation, Rethink, Review, Shake-Up | Referendum, Vote | Decriminalization, Legalisation....

Refer to: https://www.grammarwithstyle.net/post/collocations-with-adjectives-b-c for list of collocations of Adjectives with Nouns and answer to the following question

Like [Basic Tenet] which is a collocation of adjective + noun, which of the following pair as a collocation?
Adjective: Balanced; Bewildering; Blanket; Blind; Candid
Noun: Prejudice; Confession; Diversity; Immunity; Reporting

Collocations with Adj.- B & C, All about Vocab Balanced + Noun: Approach, Judgement, Perspective, View | Coverage, Reporting | Diet, Meal, Nutrition | Blend, Mix, Representation Basic + Noun: Grounding, Knowledge, Skill, Technique, Understanding | Assumption, Belief, Concept, Criteria, Idea, Premise, Principle, Rule, Tenet | Description, Explana...

Refer to: https://www.grammarwithstyle.net/post/phrases-of-collocations-with-and for answer to following question and an exhaustive list of phrase collocations with ‘and’

Phrase collocation: ‘up and doing’ means ‘actively engaged’. Similarly a pair of two words with ‘and’ from the following 10 words makes 5 phrases corresponding to the meanings as follows. What are these 5 phrase collocations?

(a) without resources or help; (b) rapidly and in great numbers; (c) competitive atmosphere under adversarial conditions; (d) dodge and escape cleverly and skilfully (e) rules and system to curtail misuse of power

dive, balances, thick, cut, dry, thrust, fast, checks, high, duck

Phrases of Collocations with AND, All about Vocab Phrases with ‘and’ are in common use in English collocations combining specific words in specific order. E.g: we say ‘give and take’, not ‘take and give’. Mostly such phrases are alliterative like ‘bag and baggage’. As a figurative speech these are desirable which add to the style an...

Refer to: https://www.grammarwithstyle.net/post/1-noun-and-its-basic-types for answer to the following question.
Identify the following nouns as common noun, concrete noun, mass noun, collective noun, abstract noun, action noun, deverbal noun, complex gerund
1) Withdrawal of troops from the border, 2) One kilo of sugar, 3) School premises, 4) Library, 5) Boiling of water, 6) Our leaving early, 7) Unnecessary purchases, 8) Noise, 9) Audience, 10) Carnivore, 11) Charity, 12) Mountain range, 13) A pinch of salt, 14) Investments in shares ,15) Monsoon season

Refer to: https://www.grammarwithstyle.net/post/1-verbal-part1-gerund-and-participial for a detailed study of Verbals & Deverbals dealing with answer for questions as follows.

Rewrite the following sentences with only one SUBJECT. [Hint: Use Participials; Change Object to Subject if required]

a) I took a diversion since Google map alerted a traffic jam ahead.
b) I could feel the energy which flowed to my pain points.
c) Sleep evaded me since I was frustrated and dejected.
d) The bank returned the jewellery I had pawned after I repaid the last instalment of loan with interest.
e) The security head who is an ex-army knows the importance of discipline and protocol.
f) This will last long if you service it regularly as per schedule.

1. Gerund and Participial, Verbal & Deverbal Unlike Verb as a Part of Speech which must have a Subject, a Verbal though derived from Verb, doesn’t carry any Subject. Therefore rules of Subject-Verb agreement do not apply in absence of Subject. Whereas a verb has to be part of a Clause, a verbal can only be part of a Phrase. Such phrases are ...

Refer to https://www.grammarwithstyle.net/post/conditional-if-clause-1 for in-depth study of Conditionals and answer to the following question.

Fill in the blanks with: unless, in case, supposing, provided, just in case, if
a) Here is my phone number ________ we get separated.
b) Call me _____ you need any assistance.
c) Do not call me ______ there is change in schedule.
d) ______ there is no change in schedule, do not call me.
e) I will be back in time ______ meeting doesn’t get delayed.
f) Have you thought of Plan B _______ Plan A fails?

Refer to https://www.grammarwithstyle.net/post/introduction-to-phrase-and-clause for a detailed study of phrase and clause types and how to identify them.

Identify the following 9 within bracket as noun/adjective/adverb phrase/clause.

The witness is [unsure whether that was (the voice of the alleged culprit) 1] 2.
[The gentleman (who spoke last) 3] 4 is the Dean of our Physics Department.
The reason (why I want to skip lunch) 5 is [that I had (late and heavy breakfast) 6] 7.
He is not [strong (like his brother) 8] 9.

Introduction to Phrase and Clause, Sentence Basics A CLAUSE is a collection of grammatically related words including a predicate and a subject. A collection of grammatically related words without a subject or predicate is called a phrase. The word group teacher both students and is not a phrase because the words have no grammatical relationship to o...

Refer to https://www.grammarwithstyle.net/post/8-gradable-adjectives-intensifiers-strong-adjectives for stronger adjectives and answer to the following question.

FILTHY is stronger and more emphatic adjective for weak adjective DIRTY. What are such alternate strong/weak words for the following weak/ strong Adjectives? Hint has been provided with 2 letters of Adjective Words.

(a) Interesting – F (11 letters) g; (b) Tired – E (7 letters) d; (c) Silly – F (7 letters) s; (d) Expensive – E (8 letters) t; (e) I (7 letters) t – Vital; (f) S (5 letters) r – Heartfelt; (g) Perfect – I (8 letters) e; (h) N (3 letters) y - Deafening

Gradable & Absolute Adjectives and Intensifiers Intensifiers are used before adjectives as adverb to make them more emphatic. Example: big, somewhat big, pretty big, very big, and incredibly big. These intensifiers are of three kinds which are as follows. High Intensifiers (adverbs) include:- absolutely, completely, entirely, exceptionally, extre...

Refer to https://www.grammarwithstyle.net/post/phrases-of-collocations-with-and for Phrases like ‘hard and fast’ which is a collocation of two adjectives with ‘and’. This link also provides answer to the following question.

Pair the following 22 words with ‘AND’ as 11 Phrases of Collocation. One Example is ‘OFF and ON’

large, chalk, above, above, abet, go, touch, compare, by, aid, back, sticks, OFF, life, ON, over, cheese, beyond, contrast, forth, stones, limb

Phrases of Collocations with AND, All about Vocab Phrases with ‘and’ are in common use in English collocations combining specific words in specific order. E.g: we say ‘give and take’, not ‘take and give’. Mostly such phrases are alliterative like ‘bag and baggage’. As a figurative speech these are desirable which add to the style an...

Refer to the link: https://www.grammarwithstyle.net/post/passive-construction-1 for answer to the following question:

Which of the following verbs cannot be used in passive voice in sentence having passive construction? Which verbs can be used in passive voice depending upon its meaning? And which one can be used in passive voice with two different passive constructions?

arrive, apply, remain, appear, watch, give, cost, resemble, consist

Passive and Active Voice When a sentence has an active agent (whether known or unknown) and a transitive verb with an object, the sentence can have passive construction. Subject is called ‘agent’ or ‘causer’ when it is responsible for action which brings about change in shape, size, position, nature, emotion, feelin...

Refer to: https://www.grammarwithstyle.net/post/collocations-with-nouns-b-c-part1for checking correct collocation of Adjective + Noun from the following list {Example: Temporary Basis}

Adjectives: decisive, temporary, rugged, auspicious, unsporting, pagan, lasting, harmonious
Nouns: behaviour, blend, benefit, basis, belief, beginning, battle, beauty

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Refer to: https://www.grammarwithstyle.net/post/review-of-clause-structure for a detailed study of Sentence Structure with Clause Elements

Frame correct sentence with following clause elements.

a) helped/could/have/I/if/would/I
b) will/car/all/only/come/go/we/if/by/I
c) my/this/of/none/read/friends/book/have

Review of Clause Structure, Sentence Basics Use the following words as they are, to frame grammatically correct sentences. helped/could/have/I/if/would/I will/car/all/only/come/go/we/if/by/I my/this/of/none/read/friends/book/have his/did/had/that/he/not/wallet/lost/realise/he call/assistance/hesitate/should/not/you/need/any/do/to better/no/wh...