Collocations in Use – Part 101

. Correct the collocation errors in these sentences

.N1. We are getting a number of problems with our new car
.N2. Some problems happened when we tried to follow your instructions
.N3. Somehow our society must give a solution to the problem of child poverty
.N4. A difficulty has appeared with regard to a member of our project team
.N5. Even advanced students sometimes do mistakes with this type of collocation
.N6. I’ve always found a lot of difficulties with English spelling

: ANSWERS

.N1. We are having/experiencing a number of problems with our new car
.N2. Some problems arose/occurred when we tried to follow your instructions
.N3. Somehow our society must find a solution to the problem of child poverty
.N4. A difficulty has arisen with regard to a member of our project team
.N5. Even advanced students sometimes make mistakes with this type of collocation
.N6. I’ve always had/experienced a lot of difficulties with English spelling