Collocations for IELTS Word Event

Collegedunia Team

Nov 12, 2021

Collocations are one of the major elements of the IELTS examination process. Good command over the collocations will help the candidates achieve high scores in the exam. A proper understanding and usage of the collocations in sentences while writing and speaking will help the speaker get pro in the native English.

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In the IELTS section, the collocations are important not only in the writing part but the speaking part also. Often the examination looks for the correct usage of collocation while marking. The lexical resource is one of the marking criteria used in the IELTS marking scheme. Using collocations while in IELTS writing and speaking will help the candidates achieve better band scores in the IELTS examination.

Collocations for IELTS: ‘Event’

Collocations can be understood as a collection of two or three words connected that convey proper and complete meaning. Collocations must sound meaningful else the purpose is not served.

Here the word ‘event’ can be used in different senses like something that happens, planned social occasion, some competition, etc.

  • ‘event’ is conveyed as something that happens
  1. ‘Event’ as an adjective

The word event can be used with adjectives conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘event’ can be used as adjectives.

Meaning: historical, political

Sentences: the freedom struggle is the most important historical event of India.

Meaning: happy, sad, tragic, traumatic, rare, dramatic, remarkable

Sentences: her father’s accident was one of the most traumatic events in her life.

Meaning: subsequent

Sentences: the subsequent events of tragedy in his life made him even more miserable.

Meaning: main, major, momentous, significant, big, great, historic, important, key

Sentences: the annual function is the main event of our school.

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  1. ‘Event’ is used as a phrase in sentences

The word event can be used as a phrase conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘event’ can be used as a phrase

Meaning: the course of events, a chain, sequence, series of events

Sentences: the series of devastating events caused by the heavy rainfall made the people suffer a lot.

  1. ‘Event’ as a combination of event + verb

The word event can be used as a combination of event + verb conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘event’ can be used as a combination of event + verb

Meaning: lead to something

Sentences: these events lead to a lot of chaos among the best friends.

Meaning: take place, unfold, happen, occur

Sentences: the past events unfolded his real motives against Allen.

Meaning: lead up to something

Sentences: the cops have been trying hard to establish a picture that led up to the robbery.

  1. ‘Event’ as a combination of verb + event

The word effect can be used as a combination of verb + event conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘event’ can be used as a combination of verb + event.

Meaning: record

Sentences: the meteorologists recorded the events to rainfall to predict the weather conditions.

Meaning: witness

Sentences: he is overwhelmed as he witnessed the back-to-back felicitation events after returning from abroad.

Meaning: commemorate, mark, celebrate

Sentences: my parents have completed 50 years of their marriage and we are throwing a party to celebrate this event.

  • ‘Event’ conveyed as a planned social occasion
  1. ‘Event’ as an adjective

The word event can be used with adjectives conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘event’ can be used as adjectives

Meaning: regular, forthcoming, inaugural, annual

Sentences: the memories of the annual events of our college are captured in the magazines published every year.

Meaning: major, special, popular, prestigious, big, important, main

Sentences: the advent of the Mughals is one of the major events in the history of India.

Meaning: sporting, middle-distance, sprint, fund-raising, musical, social

Sentences: our college team is organizing a musical event next Saturday.

  1. ‘Event’ as a combination of verb + event

The word effect can be used as a combination of verb + event conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘event’ can be used as a combination of verb + event.

Meaning: boycott

Sentences: several students boycotted the event as a sign of protest against the college authority.

Meaning: hold, organize, stage

Sentences: the NGO wants to organize an event on issues covering women's health and safety.

Meaning: enter (for), take part in

Sentences: a large number of candidates participated in the event held last month.

Meaning: publicize, attend, support

Sentences: the company publicized its events by distributing pamphlets to everyone.

  1. ‘Event’ as a combination of event + verb

The word event can be used as a combination of event + verb conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘event’ can be used as a combination of event + verb

Meaning: take place

Sentences: the political event took place between the ongoing protests in the city against the government policies.

  1. ‘Event’ is used as a prep in the sentence

The word event can be used as prep conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘event’ can be used as prep.

Meaning: in an/the

Sentences: every member gave the best out of their potential in the management of the cultural event.

  • ‘event’ is used in the sense of a race or competition.
  1. ‘Event’ as an adjective

The word event can be used with adjectives conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘event’ can be used as adjectives.

Meaning: field, track, jumping, running, throwing, distance, long-distance, individual, team, men's, women's

Sentences: the volleyball game was a team event and every member of the team gave their best.

Meaning: big, main

Sentences: the main event of this two-day meeting will be held in the ground floor auditorium.


 

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