Collocations (noun choice): Choose the word that best completes the sentence “Catching the earlier train will give us the ______ to do some shopping.” Select the most natural collocation.

Verbal Ability Selecting Words Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    chance
  • B
    luck
  • C
    possibility
  • D
    occasion

Answer

Correct Answer: chance

Explanation

Concept

  • Common collocation: “give (someone) the chance to do something.”

Option analysischance — natural and idiomatic: an opportunity.luck — refers to fortune, not an opportunity created by action.possibility — grammatical but less idiomatic with “give us the … to”.occasion — means event/time; less apt here.

Final Answerchance

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