Collocations for article - noun
1. piece of writing
ADJ.
brilliant, excellent, good, informative, interesting | influential, major, seminal | controversial, critical, provocative | in-depth | feature, lead/leading, review
A leading article in ‘The Times’ accused the minister of lying.
A leading article in ‘The Times’ accused the minister of lying.
occasional
(= not part of a series) It was her job to commission occasional articles.
(= not part of a series) It was her job to commission occasional articles.
offending
An advertisement will now replace the offending article.
An advertisement will now replace the offending article.
academic, learned, scholarly | journal, magazine, newspaper, periodical, press
QUANT.
series
VERB + ARTICLE
commission | do
I''m doing an article about ways of preventing pollution.
I''m doing an article about ways of preventing pollution.
contribute, submit | read, see
Did you see the article on Europe in today''s paper?
Did you see the article on Europe in today''s paper?
carry, feature, print, publish, run
The magazine refused to print his article.
The magazine refused to print his article.
ARTICLE + VERB
appear
The article appears in this week''s edition of ‘The Spectator’.
The article appears in this week''s edition of ‘The Spectator’.
describe sth, detail sth, explain sth, point sth out, say sth, state sth | discuss sth, examine sth, explore sth, focus on sth, look at sth
The article looks at two questions.
The article looks at two questions.
allege sth, argue sth, claim sth, imply sth, suggest sth | attack sb/sth, criticize sb/sth | cite sb/sth, quote sb/sth | continue, go on
The article goes on to quote from Darwin''s ‘Origin of Species’.
The article goes on to quote from Darwin''s ‘Origin of Species’.
conclude sth
PREP.
in an/the ~
She admitted she was wrong in an article in the newspaper.
She admitted she was wrong in an article in the newspaper.
~ about, ~ by
an article about atomic clocks by Professor Keith Runcorn
an article about atomic clocks by Professor Keith Runcorn
~ on
an article on the dangers of sunbathing
an article on the dangers of sunbathing
PHRASES
an article called/entitled/headed sth
an article entitled ‘Think Yourself Thin’
an article entitled ‘Think Yourself Thin’
2. part of law
ADJ.
key
The key articles of the constitution can only be changed by referendum.
The key articles of the constitution can only be changed by referendum.
VERB + ARTICLE
be in breach of, breach, contravene, flout, infringe, violate
The actions of the organization are in breach of Article 12 of the treaty.
The actions of the organization are in breach of Article 12 of the treaty.
ARTICLE + VERB
provide sth, specify sth, state sth
Article 10 provides that all businesses must be registered correctly.
Article 10 provides that all businesses must be registered correctly.
PREP.
under an/the ~
The judge ordered the child''s return home under Article 12 of the Convention.
The judge ordered the child''s return home under Article 12 of the Convention.
PHRASES
the terms of an article
The terms of Article 3 will be changed by the new government.
The terms of Article 3 will be changed by the new government.
3. thing
ADJ.
finished
The finished article takes two months to manufacture.
The finished article takes two months to manufacture.
the genuine
Fake designer watches are sold at a fraction of the price of the genuine article.
Fake designer watches are sold at a fraction of the price of the genuine article.
offending | household, toilet
VERB + ARTICLE
make, manufacture, produce
PHRASES
an article of clothing
4. grammar
ADJ.
definite, indefinite
VERB + ARTICLE
take
Names of countries in English do not usually take an article.
Names of countries in English do not usually take an article.