Collocation
write a letter
Definition
to compose a message in letter form, usually to be sent to someone
'write a letter' is a common English collocation. to compose a message in letter form, usually to be sent to someone
write + a + letter
“I need to write a letter to my landlord about the noise.”
Examples
- I will _____ a letter to my grandmother this weekend.
- She _____ a letter to the school to explain her absence.
- Please _____ a letter of thanks after the interview.
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- He has to _____ a letter to customer service about the broken item.
- We decided to _____ a letter to our neighbors to apologize for the noise.
- I’m _____ a letter to my future self for a school project.
- By the end of the day, she had _____ a letter to every member of the committee.
- They asked him to _____ a letter confirming the appointment time.
- I should have _____ a letter earlier, but I didn’t know what to say.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder
- do a job to perform a task or piece of work; to complete work that needs to be done