Home & Media Compounds — Collocations
Coffee shops and weather forecasts — the compounds of home and screens. · Pattern: Noun + Noun · Level A2
a coffee shop
A small cafe selling coffee and snacks.
Example: Writers love working in a coffee shop.
⚠️ Not: “a coffee store (store sells beans; shop serves coffee)” — say “a coffee shop”.
a shopping mall
A large building with many stores.
Example: Teens spend Saturdays at a shopping mall.
⚠️ Not: “a commerce center” — say “a shopping mall”.
a living room
The room in a home for relaxing and guests.
Example: The family watches movies in a living room every Friday.
⚠️ Not: “a life room” — say “a living room”.
a phone charger
A device that gives power to a phone.
Example: Never travel without a phone charger.
⚠️ Not: “a charger of phone” — say “a phone charger”.
a weather forecast
A prediction of future weather.
Example: According to a weather forecast I read, rain is coming.
⚠️ Not: “a weather prediction (understood, forecast is the word)” — say “a weather forecast”.
a birthday party
A celebration of someone's birthday.
Example: We're planning a birthday party for Emma.
⚠️ Not: “a birth party” — say “a birthday party”.
a family dinner
A meal eaten together by a family.
Example: Sunday is for a family dinner at Grandma's.
⚠️ Not: “a dinner of family” — say “a family dinner”.
a movie night
An evening planned for watching movies at home.
Example: We host a movie night every Friday at our house.
⚠️ Not: “a night of movies” — say “a movie night”.
a news story
A report about recent events in media.
Example: The fire became a news story across the country.
⚠️ Not: “a story of news” — say “a news story”.
a book club
A group that meets to discuss books.
Example: She joined a book club that reads one novel a month.
⚠️ Not: “a club of books” — say “a book club”.
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