{"id":3294,"date":"2018-05-01T07:37:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T14:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getmorevocab.com\/?page_id=3294"},"modified":"2019-11-27T09:48:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T14:48:06","slug":"collocations-practice-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/getmorevocab.com\/collocations-practice-1\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>In<\/em> and <em>On<\/em> Collocations: Practice 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>In <\/em>and <em>on <\/em>collocations are hard to learn. Sometimes the word combinations make sense, but other times you need to throw logic out the window and memorize the collocations.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 25 collocations with <em>in <\/em>and <em>on<\/em>. Test yourself to find out which collocations you know, and which collocations you still need to practice. <\/p>\n<p>The collocations from this exercise come from this <a href=\"https:\/\/getmorevocab.com\/in-and-on-collocations\/\">article on <em>in<\/em> and <em>on<\/em> tendencies and collocations<\/a>. It may be helpful to read the article before trying the exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Also try <a href=\"https:\/\/getmorevocab.com\/in-on-collocations-practice-2\/\"><em>In<\/em> and <em>On<\/em> Collocations 2.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong>: Decide whether <em><strong>in<\/strong><\/em> or <em><strong>on<\/strong><\/em> completes the collocation.<\/p>\n<p>1. If I give you the name of the product, can you tell me if you have it ____ <strong>stock<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(1)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer1\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>If I give you the name of the product, can you tell me if you have it <strong> in stock<\/strong>?<\/em><\/div>\n<p>2. Mark said he&#8217;ll put the pictures from the event ____ our <strong>Instagram <\/strong>account.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(2)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer2\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>Mark said he&#8217;ll put the pictures from the event <strong>on <\/strong>our <strong>Instagram <\/strong>account.<\/em><br \/>\n<font color=\"#444\">Note: We use <em>on <\/em>to talk about social media (e.g <em>on Facebook<\/em>, o<em>n Twitter<\/em>, etc.).<\/font><\/div>\n<p>3. I use a credit card for everything. I can&#8217;t remember the last time I paid for something ____ <strong>cash<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(3)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer3\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>I use a credit card for everything. I can&#8217;t remember the last time I paid for something <strong>in cash<\/strong><\/em>.<\/div>\n<p>4. When was the last time this battleship was ____ <strong>use<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(4)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer4\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>When was the last time this battleship was <strong>in use<\/strong>?<\/em><\/div>\n<p>5. Hospital workers are threatening to go ____ <strong>strike <\/strong>if their demands aren&#8217;t met.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(5)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer5\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>Hospital workers are threatening to go <strong>on strike <\/strong>if their demands aren&#8217;t met.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>6. Joan fought with her sister for years, but now it seems like they are ____ <strong>good terms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(6)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer6\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>Joan fought with her sister for years, but now it seems like they are <strong>on good terms<\/strong><\/em>.<\/div>\n<p>7. You shouldn&#8217;t repeat things that you were told ____ <strong>confidence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(7)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer7\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>You shouldn&#8217;t repeat things that you were told <strong>in confidence<\/strong>.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>8. Are blueberries ____ <strong>season <\/strong>right now? I want to make a pie.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(8)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer8\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>Are blueberries <strong>in season <\/strong>right now? I want to make a pie.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>9. Learning a few phrases in Spanish is easy. If you give it a shot, ____ <strong>no time<\/strong> you&#8217;ll be able to communicate some basic ideas.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(9)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer9\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>Learning a few phrases in Spanish is easy. If you give it a shot, <strong>in no time<\/strong> you&#8217;ll be able to communicate some basic ideas.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>10. Traditional cable television is becoming less popular. People want to be able to watch their favorite shows ____ <strong>demand <\/strong>instead of only at certain times.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(10)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer10\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>Traditional cable television is becoming less popular. People want to be able to watch their favorite shows <strong>on demand <\/strong>instead of only at certain times. <\/em><\/div>\n<p>11. We need to talk about things ____ <strong>depth <\/strong>before making a decision.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(11)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer11\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>We need to talk about things <strong>in depth <\/strong>before making a decision.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>12. After the bombings, the city was ____ <strong>ruins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(12)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer12\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>After the bombings, the city was <strong>in ruins<\/strong>.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>13. Do you try to keep ____ <strong>touch <\/strong>with your friends from college?<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(13)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer13\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>Do you try to keep <strong>in touch <\/strong>with your friends from college?<\/em><\/div>\n<p>14. Whenever possible, you should have important conversations with people ____ <strong>person<\/strong>, not over the phone.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(14)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer14\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>Whenever possible, you should have important conversations with people <strong>in person<\/strong>, not over the phone.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>15. Why are you arguing with me? I thought you were ____ my <strong>side<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(15)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer15\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>Why are you arguing with me? I thought you were <strong>on <\/strong>my <strong>side<\/strong>.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>16. Gilberto says he is ____ <strong>the middle of something<\/strong> right now. Can he call you back later?<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(16)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer16\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>Gilberto says he is <strong>in the middle of something<\/strong> right now. Can he call you back later?<\/em><\/div>\n<p>17. If an artist isn&#8217;t present at the ceremony, someone else will accept the award ____ their <strong>behalf<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(17)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer17\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>If an artist isn&#8217;t present at the ceremony, someone else will accept the award <strong>on <\/strong>their <strong>behalf<\/strong>.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>18. If everyone is ____ <strong>agreement<\/strong>, let&#8217;s start the meeting.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(18)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer18\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>If everyone is <strong>in agreement<\/strong>, let&#8217;s start the meeting.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>19. ____ <strong>average<\/strong>, Melinda spends about $100 a week on groceries.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(19)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer19\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em><strong>On average<\/strong>, Melinda spends about $100 a week on groceries.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>20. It&#8217;s a very popular decision. I think the whole company is ____ <strong>board <\/strong>with it.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(20)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer20\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>It&#8217;s a very popular decision. I think the whole company is <strong>on board <\/strong>with it.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>21. Should we put the title ____ <strong>italics<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(21)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer21\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>Should we put the title <strong>in italics<\/strong>?<\/em><\/div>\n<p>22. I  know it&#8217;s only a two-dollar charge, but I refuse to pay it ____ <strong>principle<\/strong>. It&#8217;s unfair, and the bank shouldn&#8217;t take advantage of people like that.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(22)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer22\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>I  know it&#8217;s only a two-dollar charge, but I refuse to pay it <strong>on principle<\/strong>. It&#8217;s unfair, and the bank shouldn&#8217;t take advantage of people like that.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>23. Detectives are questioning someone right now ____ <strong>connection with<\/strong> the crime.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(23)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer23\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>Detectives are questioning someone right now <strong>in connection with<\/strong> the crime.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>24. We can send you a formal job offer ____ <strong>writing <\/strong>by the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(24)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer24\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>We can send you a formal job offer <strong>in writing <\/strong>by the end of the day.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>25. Most companies in that industry saw a drastic <strong>increase <\/strong>____ sales this year.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(25)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer25\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><em>Most companies in that industry saw a drastic <strong>increase in <\/strong>sales this year.<\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>For more practice, see the <\/em><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/getmorevocab.com\/practice-exercises\/\">Practice Exercise<\/a> section of the site.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In and on collocations are hard to learn. Sometimes the word combinations make sense, but other times you need to throw logic out the window and memorize the collocations. Here are 25 collocations with in and on. Test yourself to find out which collocations you know, and which collocations you still need to practice. 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