Muilti-word units
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Claudia Ortiz
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Multi-word units
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When a single meaning is attached to more than one word.
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Can you think of examples of multi-word units?
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Some examples of multi-word units:
Phrasal verbs
Compound words
Idioms
Collocations
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Some examples of multi-word units:
Phrasal verbs: a combination of a verb plus a particle (either adverb or preposition) that is often idiomatic.
Compound words: two or more words are joined together to create a new word that has an entirely new meaning.
Idioms: an expression whose meaning is not the sum of its individual words.
Collocations: two or more words that frequently occur together.
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Multiple Choice
The word "hot-dog" is a(n)...
phrasal verb
compound word
idiom
collocation
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Multiple Choice
"Make a mistake" is a(n)...
phrasal verb
compound word
idiom
collocation
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Multiple Choice
"Break a promise" is a(n)...
phrasal verb
compound word
idiom
collocation
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Multiple Choice
"Break up" is a(n)...
phrasal verb
compound word
idiom
collocation
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Multiple Choice
"A piece of cake" is a(n)...
phrasal verb
compound word
idiom
collocation
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