For every module $M$ we have a natural monomorphism $$\Psi :\coprod _{i\in I}{\mathrm{H}om}_R(M,A_i)\to {\mathrm{H}om}_R\left(M,\coprod _{i\in I}{A}_i\right)$$ and we focus our attention on the case when $\Psi$ is also an epimorphism. Some other colimits are also considered.