LanguageTool Community

<< return to list of rules

Rule "Collocation: do/throw/have a party"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect. Visit the LanguageTool homepage to use it online or download it for free.

Description: Collocation: do/throw/have a party
Message: The common collocation for "party" is "have" or "throw".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Link: https://7esl.com/collocations/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I like making a party.
    Correction suggestion: like throwing a party, like partying
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: DO_A_PARTY [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)