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make or do ?
I would like to know when I have to use DO and when Make sometime I get confused.
thanks for your help
Mar 1, 2015 5:28 AM
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There is some examples adapted from below URL. If you want to learn more check
http://www.espressoenglish.net/difference-between-do-and-make-60-collocations/
60 common collocations with example sentences to help you!
Basic Difference between DO and MAKE
• Use DO for actions, obligations, and repetitive tasks.
• Use MAKE for creating or producing something, and for actions you choose to do.
• DO generally refers to the action itself, and MAKE usually refers to the result. For example, if you “make breakfast,” the result is an omelet! If you “make a suggestion,” you have created a recommendation.
Common English Collocations with DO
HOUSEWORK
• do the housework
After I got home from the office, I was too tired to do the housework.
• do the laundry
I really need to do the laundry – I don’t have any clean clothes left!
• do the dishes
I’ll make dinner if you do the dishes afterwards.
(you can also say “wash the dishes”)
• do the shopping
I went to the bank, did some shopping, and mailed a package at the post office.
EXCEPTION: make the bed = putting blankets, sheets, and pillows in the correct place so that the bed looks nice and not messy.
WORK / STUDY
• do work
I can’t go out this weekend – I have to do some work on an extra project.
• do homework
You can’t watch any TV until you’ve done your homework.
• do business
We do business with clients in fifteen countries.
• do a good/great/terrible job
She did a good job organizing the party.
(in this expression, “job” doesn’t necessarily refer to work. It simply means the person did something well)
• do a report
I’m doing a report on the history of American foreign policy.
(you can also say “writing a report”)
• do a course
We’re doing a course at the local university.
(you can also say “taking a course”)
Hope be helpful.
March 1, 2015
1
Do you think is "make love"or "do love"?So the answer is make love.Thank you.
March 2, 2015
For questions like this, you can just search for "difference make do" - there are many, many results! :)
March 1, 2015
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