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# Car

## Verb + car

* drive a car
* hire a car
* park a car
* get **into / out of** a car
* cars start
* cars crash
* cars skid
* cars break down

## Adjective + car

* a luxury car
* a reliable car
* an economical car
* a spacious car
* a sports car

## Car + noun

* a car alarm
* a car accident
* a car park
* your car keys

## Exercise

### 1. Verb + car

1. He ***got*** into the car and *drove off* towards the motorway.
2. I'm afraid we have a problem. I can't remember where I ***parked*** the car!
3. Don't ask dad if you can *use* his car. He never lets anyone else ***drive*** it.
4. Mike ***crashed*** his mum's car. He *ran into the back of a bus* outside the cinema.
5. The car wouldn't ***start***, so we had to take a bus.
6. My car ***broke*** down on the way to work, so I was late for an important meeting.
7. The car ***skidded*** when I braked suddenly. At least we didn't crash!
8. We usually ***hire*** a car when we *go on holiday*. You can see a lot more that way.

### 2. Adjective + car

1. The car I have just now is very ***economical***. *It does about 20 kilometers to the liter*!
2. The sales of ***luxury*** cars like Porsche and Rolls Royce increased sharply last year.
3. It's a ***spacious*** car with lots of room. It *seats* five adults comfortably.
4. My new car is certainly more ***reliable***.The last one was never out of the garage!
5. I used to have a really fast *open-topped* ***sports*** car when I was younger, but it's not very practical in the winter!

### 3. Car + noun

1. Many of the people badly injured in car ***accidents*** weren't wearing seat belts.
2. I've lost my car ***keys*** and I can't find them anywhere.
3. My neighbor's car ***alarm*** *went off* at 2am and woke the whole street up!
4. We didn't stop to visit the castle because the car ***park*** was full!