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Grammar fix

visit relatives

see family members

to go and spend time with members of your family, especially those who do not live with you.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • We usually visit relatives during the holidays.family
  • I often visit relatives on special occasions like birthdays and New Year because it's important to stay connected with family.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: visit relatives

WrongWe went to visit to our relatives.

RightWe went to visit our relatives.

'Visit' takes the object directly — no 'to'.

Patternvisit relatives

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff We intend to call upon our extended family members over the holidays.

Natural We're going to visit relatives over the holidays.

Natural; 'call upon extended family members' is formal/archaic.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • visit relatives
    visit familyover the holidaysgo and visitabroad

Don't confuse it

Different from 'meet relatives', which can mean seeing them anywhere, not just at their home.

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