Grammar fix

catch attention

attract notice

To make someone notice or become interested in something or someone.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

The bright colors of the advertisement really catch your attention as you walk by.daily life
In my opinion, a good presentation should start with a story or question to catch the audience's attention.IELTS speaking

Pattern: catch (someone's) attention

WrongThe poster catched my attention.

RightThe poster caught my attention.

Irregular past tense — 'caught'.

Patterncatch (someone's) attention

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff The advertisement succeeded in capturing the observer's perceptual focus.

Natural The ad really caught my attention.

'Capturing perceptual focus' is jargon; 'caught my attention' is the natural phrase.

Words that usually travel with it.

Compare with 'pay attention' (to focus on something) and 'draw attention' (to make people notice, often intentionally).