Creative Collocations Challenge: Describing Luxury Hotels
English, like any language, is a creative force with which one can make some ‘jaw-droppingly imaginative’ collocations. The world of luxury hotels has a curious idiolect.
Try our Grammar Goat collocations challenge, matching column A with column B.
The answers are below for you to check. Enjoy!
| A |
B |
|
| 1. Be hung with | (i) stairs | |
| 2. All day | (ii) staircases | |
| 3. Winding | (iii) factor | |
| 4. The wow | (iv) casual restaurant | |
| 5. Epic | (v) original art pieces | |
| 6. The showpiece | (vi) decor | |
| 7. a wave of | (vii) lobby | |
| 8. Unexpected | (viii) nostalgia | |
| 9. Elegantly | (ix) traditional | |
| 10. Muted | (x) touches |
The answers
| A |
B |
|
| Be hung with | 1 – (v) | original art pieces |
| All day | 2 – (iv) | casual restaurant |
| Winding | 3 – (i) | stairs |
| The wow | 4 – (iii) | factor |
| epic | 5 – (ii) | staircases |
| The showpiece | 6 – (vii) | lobby |
| A wave of | 7 – (viii) | nostalgia |
| Unexpected | 8 – (x) | touches |
| Elegantly | 9 – (ix) | traditional |
| Muted | 10 – (vi) | decor |
Examples Sentences
- The walls are hung with original art pieces.
- Dine al fresco in our all day casual restaurant.
- Procrastinate as your climb the winding stairs to your suite.
- Our new ultra-chic bar really has the wow factor.
- Epic staircases transport you to a time in the distant past.
- Our / the showpiece lobby will take your breath away.
- Let a wave of nostalgia sweep over you as you step back in time.
- All our suites boast the most subtle of unexpected touches.
- Our elegantly traditional mezzanine dining space caters for small and large parties alike.
- The hotel’s muted décor combines elegantly with its minimalist design.
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