Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with narrative in American Collocation
narrative
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
that holds your attention
Her latest novel is a complex and compelling narrative that weaves together many strands of plot.
complicated/not complicated
In the documentary there is no conventional narrative, just a collection of filmed scenes.
in which the parts fit together well
He looks at a number of different cases and they are tied into a coherent narrative.
told in a particular order
The film is a chronological narrative of her life, from a traumatic birth to a contented old age.
told from a particular point of view
I chose a first-person narrative, because that made it sound like something you might be hearing spoken aloud.
of a particular type
She mixes passages of autobiographical narrative with polemical discussion.
create a narrative
Archaeologists can learn from historians that we should use our findings to create good narratives and engaging stories about the past and its people.
offer a narrative
He has skilfully mastered the evidence to provide a coherent narrative.
As the narrative gradually unfolds, the nature of the relationship between mother and daughter becomes clearer.