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

: ANSWERS

.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