English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
COLLOCATIONS
Young people ~prefer chocolate than~ real food (nonstandard).
Young people *prefer chocolate to* real food (standard).
Prefer collocates with to.
~Although he did everything necessary but~ he was not given the prize (nonstandard).
*Although he did everything necessary yet* he was not given the prize (standard).
Although collocates with yet.
His moves are ~prone to success~ for him (nonstandard).
His moves are *prone to failure* for him (standard).
When “prone” collocates with “to”, it is expectedly used for a negative experience.
GAB
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