Collocations in Use – Part 132

N1. Sally was granted sole custody / guardian / keeping of the children from her first marriage N2. Teenagers who had a distressed / troubled / worsened childhood often have behavior problems in school N3. The celebrity wrote a book about his debilitated / defective / dysfunctional family N4. The divorce contract / reimbursement / settlement awarded the wife $500,000 N5. There are four people in my close / immediate / neighboring family N6. They have three biological children and two adopted / adoptive / adopting children

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.N1. Sally was granted sole custody of the children from her first marriage .N2. Teenagers who had a troubled childhood often have behavior problems in school .N3. The celebrity wrote a book about his dysfunctional family .N4. The divorce settlement awarded the wife $500,000 .N5. There are four people in my immediate family .N6. They have three biological children and two adopted children