Collocations of adjectives and nouns

Hi, Jiho,

@jiho posted:

I have different types of collocation examples from my students.

I'd be appreciated it if you confirm these items marked o and x in the following.

Where have you taken those examples from? Have you checked the meaning and collocation of those adjectives? Only (6) sounds natural to me. The adjectives you chose have a very restricted usage which you should confirm by looking them up in a dictionary including examples.

Note: You should have said I'll appreciate it if you confirm... or I'd appreciate it if you could confirm...

I'd be appreciated it if you confirm is terribly ungrammatical.

Sorry, I didn't notice that I had inserted "be" before "appreciated", incluidng other errors.

Anyway, those examples were from my student writing. Of course, I looked them up in several dictionaris, but it was still confusing.

In my case, naturalness is difficult to notice, dictionaries do not seem to be a great help.

Would it be okay if I asked more?

Which sounds natural to you in these sentences?

1) People don’t usually grant a signature until a problem is apparent. (o)

2) At first, the commander reported that was a flying saucer, but later recounted it was a weather balloon. This transaction caused a lot of controversy. (o)

3) A fingerprint scanner, for instance, can be used to scrutinize personnel access to certain areas. (o)

4) Most verifications are processed with a personal identification number by computer at our Head Office.  (o)

5) Most subtleties are processed with a personal identification number by computer at our Head Office.  (o)

6) Most retraction are processed with a personal identification number by computer at our Head Office. (x)

7) People automatically recognize retraction in the way others speak, such as intonation and accent. (o)

8) At first, the commander reported that was a flying saucer, but later recounted it was a weather balloon. This verification caused a lot of controversy.  (o)

Thank you in advance.