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Collocations for noun - noun

ADJECTIVE

plural, singular
‘Sheep’ is both a singular and a plural noun.
countable
mass, uncountable
feminine, masculine, neuter
Most feminine nouns in Polish end in the letter ‘a’.
common, proper
Proper nouns begin with a capital letter.
abstract, concrete
‘Happiness’ is an abstract noun.
‘Car’ is a concrete noun.
collective
‘Flock’ is a collective noun.

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VERB + noun

decline, inflect
English nouns are not usually inflected.
modify, qualify
a prepositional phrase qualifying a noun
follow
The noun is followed by an intransitive verb.
precede
an adjective preceding the noun

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noun + VERB

end in sth
Most English plural nouns end in an ‘s’.
follow sth
precede sth

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noun + noun

class, phrase

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