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Vocabulary works : Make or Do ?

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MAKE or DO   !!!!!!

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When to use do?

Use do when someone performs an action, activity or task.

Examples:

  • do
    …the dishes
    … an exercise
    … the laundry
    … the ironing

We use often use do to refer to work of any kind.

Examples:

  • do
    … your work
    … homework
    … housework
    … your job
    … business
    … your hair
    … your nails

Use the verb 'do' when you speak about general thing (to describe an action without saying exactly what the action is.)

Examples:

I've got nothing to do today.
He doesn't do anything all day long.
She does everything to attract him.

These are some expressions that you can use with do:

Examples:

  • do
    … one's best
    … good
    … harm
    … a favor
    … business
    … things right / badly / well
    … good
    … harm
    … time – (to go to prison)
    … your best / worst.

When to use make?

We use the verb make to construct, build or create. The result is something that you can touch.

She makes beautiful dresses
Let's make a cup of coffee!
can you make a cup of tea?
They make delicious food in this restaurant!

These are some important expressions that you can use with make:

  • make
    … arrangements
    … an attempt
    … bed
    … believe
    … change
    … a choice
    … a comment
    … a complaint
    … a decision
    … a demand
    … a difference
    … an effort
    … an exception
    … an excuse
    … an inquiry
    … a fool of yourself
    … a fortune
    … friends
    … a fuss
    … a journey
    … love
    … a mess
    … a mistake
    … money
    … a move
    … a noise
    … an offer
    … peace
    … a phone call
    … a plan
    … a point
    … a profit
    … a promise
    … a remark
    … a sound
    … a speech
    … a suggestion
    … time
    … a visit
    … war

Source : www.myenglishpages.com

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