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COLLOCATIONS: '' Sharp''+ noun

Feb 21, 2016

Hello Everybody!

Today, i am going to teach you one of the most popular collocations with 'Sharp' and you will take one step forward from the others.

First of all, if you have no idea about 'Collocations', these are a pair of words which are used together and they have meanings from their originalways .

Today, i chose 'Sharp' and we all know what 'Sharp' means,right? OK, so let's see what can we have new words with it.

Sharp Pain: Acute and severe physical pain.

Sharp Turn: Abrupt curve in a road.

Sharp Rise: Sudden and dramatic increase.

Sharp Drop: Sudden and dramatic decrease.

Sharp Contrast: Absolute difference between/Set forth with clarity and distinctness with diversity. 

Please check out how to use those words into the sentences on the picture and find how different their meanings are.

I hope, it helps for your study and you will start using them.

Until next time,

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