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Mustafa Al-Tekreeti
Make + verb with no additions(base)
Is it true that "make" needs a verb without additions when it follows it?
e.g. Joey made everything look simlpe.
e.g. Joey made eveything looked simple.
Which one is correct? And why?
Jul 9, 2015 5:29 PM
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the first one.
because the second verb must always be in the same tense ( the infinitive without "to) or the infinitive depending on the situation
He makes everything look easy.
They make everything look easy.
He made it hard to get any work done.
---here makes is a causitive verb.
He makes chairs
--- here it is a regular verb
July 31, 2015
Mustafa Al-Tekreeti
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Arabic, English, Japanese, Turkish
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English, Japanese, Turkish
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