I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ lasting , permanent
▪
The statue is a lasting ~ to those who died in the war.
▪ living
▪ makeshift
▪
a makeshift ~ marked by posters and flowers
▪ fitting
▪ war
▪ national
▪ public ( esp. AmE )
VERB + MEMORIAL
▪ build , erect , establish , put up
▪ create
▪ become
▪
This ruin became a ~ for the victims of the bombing.
▪ unveil
▪ dedicate
▪
the many ~s dedicated to the Korean War
▪ hold ( AmE )
▪
They are holding a ~ for it.
MEMORIAL + VERB
▪ commemorate sb/sth , honour/honor sb
▪ stand
▪
The ~ stands where the two roads meet.
MEMORIAL + NOUN
▪ ceremony , service
▪
A ~ service was held for him in Los Angeles last year.
▪
a ~ service for sailors drowned at sea
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
a ~ for victims of the air crash
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of my husband
▪
the national ~ of the Algerian War
▪ ~ to
▪
The president today unveiled a ~ to those who died in the disaster.
II.
adj.
Memorial is used with these nouns: ↑ ceremony , ↑ chapel , ↑ fund , ↑ inscription , ↑ lecture , ↑ park , ↑ plaque , ↑ service , ↑ stone , ↑ tablet , ↑ tribute