A2 - English Grammar
Do & Make
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Do & Make : A Brief Explanation
Do or make?
Grammar > Easily confused words > Do or make?
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When we use do and make with noun phrases, do focuses on the process of acting or performing something, make emphasises more the product or outcome of an action:
[action] [outcome]
When I was doing the calculations, I made two mistakes.
[action] [outcome]
I did some work for her last summer; I made a pond in her garden.
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Examples of nouns used with do and make
Nouns which combine with do
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activity
damage
favour
job
task
business
drawing
gardening
laundry
test
cleaning
duty
harm
one’s best
washing (up)
cooking
exam (ination)
homework
painting
work
course
exercise
ironing
shopping
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I do the shopping on Fridays usually.
Could you do a job for me next week?
Who does the cooking in your house?
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Nouns which combine with make
apology
coffee
excuse
love
offer
remark
assumption
comment
friends
lunch
phone call
sound
bed
complaint
guess
mess
plan
soup
breakfast
dinner
law
mistake
profit
speech
cake
effort
list
money
progress
statement
change
error
loss
noise
promise
tea
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They made me an interesting offer of a job in Warsaw.
Not many building firms will make a profit this year.
I have to make a phone call.
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See also:
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External Link : https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/do-or-make
Worksheets
--- https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/do-or-make
--- https://test-english.com/explanation/b1-2/do-or-make-which-is-it/
--- https://www.vocabulary.cl/Intermediate/Do_Make.htm
--- https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/do-vs-make-difference/
--- https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/make-or-do.html
--- https://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/verbs/make_do.html
--- https://agendaweb.org/verbs/make-do-exercises.html
--- https://www.englishcurrent.com/exercises/make-do-difference-exercises/
--- https://www.englishgrammar.org/or-grammar-exercise-3/
--- https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/make_do.htm
--- https://www.myenglishpages.com/vocabulary-exercise-make-do/
--- https://www.grammarism.com/make-do-exercises/
--- https://www.engblocks.com/grammar/exercises/do-or-make/do-or-make-exercise-1/
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