Last month we looked at some common business word partnerships you can make with common verbs. This month, we are going to do more work in this important area.
Let’s look at the verb ‘keep’. This verb is used with two different meanings, both about different ways of dealing with information. One set of word partnerships means communicating information: ‘keep you informed about’ and the other about storing information: ‘keep a record.’
See if you can sort the word partnerships in the following table into these two areas of meaning.
Task 1: Study the word partnerships for ‘keep’, and sort them into the table below. Look at the examples.
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Keep
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a promise
a record of n.p.
in contact
in mind that v.p.
in touch
it in mind
s/o abreast of n.p.
s/o advised of n.p.
s/o in mind for s/th
s/o in the loop (on n.p.)
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s/o informed of/about s/th
s/o posted as to s/th
s/o posted as to wh v.p.
s/o up to date as to wh v.p.
s/o up to date on n.p.
s/o updated on n.p/wh v.p.
s/th on file
the books
track of n.p.
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communicate information
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store information
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s/o informed of/about s/th
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a record of n.p.
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Check out your answers in the table below.
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keep
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s/o informed of/about s/th
s/o posted as to s/th
s/o posted as to wh v.p.
s/o up to date on n.p.
s/o up to date as to wh v.p.
s/o updated on n.p/wh v.p.
s/o advised of n.p.
s/o abreast of n.p.
in touch
in contact
s/o in the loop (on n.p.)
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s/th on file
the books
a record of n.p.
track of n.p.
s/o in mind for s/th
in mind that v.p.
a promise
it in mind
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communicate information
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store information
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*‘keep s/o posted as to s/th’ and the other ‘posted’ word partnerships have the same meaning as ‘keep s/o updated’. ‘Keep s/o abreast of n.p.’ and ‘keep s/o advised of n.p.’ also have the same meaning.
*‘Keep s/th in mind’, and the other ‘mind’ word partnerships mean: ‘remember.’
