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Grammar fix

creative solution

new way to solve a problem

An original or imaginative way to fix a problem, especially when usual methods do not work.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • The team came up with a creative solution to reduce waste in the office.daily life
  • In my opinion, facing challenges at work often requires a creative solution, because standard methods may not always be effective.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: a creative solution (to something)

WrongThey found a creative solution of the problem.

RightThey found a creative solution to the problem.

'Solution TO a problem' — not 'of'.

Patterna creative solution (to something)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff We require an innovative resolution to this predicament.

Natural We need a creative solution.

'Innovative resolution to this predicament' is stiff; 'creative solution' is clean and natural.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • creative solution
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Don't confuse it

A 'creative solution' is different from a 'simple solution,' which is usually straightforward and not original.

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