noun · neutral
source
UK/sɔːs/US/sɔːrs/SOURCE
Band 6-7task2task1speaking
A place, person, or thing from which something originates or can be obtained.
Examples
“The library is a valuable source of information for students.”
“Many renewable energy sources are becoming cheaper.”
“She cited several reliable sources in her essay.”
Band 8 sentence
“When writing academic essays, always evaluate the credibility of your sources before citing them.”
Collocations
- a source of information
- primary source
- source from
Word family
source nounsource verbunsourced adjective
Common mistakes
the main source for income→the main source of income
source information→source of information
Say it for a higher band
5origin→6resource→7+source
Synonyms
origin
resource
Easily confused
origin
“The origin of the fossil is still debated among scientists.”
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