010 - 60 Common English Collocations with DO and MAKE
Jan 11, 2015•15 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
These two words can be confusing, but I’ll teach you the difference – and teach you 60 common collocations with example sentences to help you!
- 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 implies that there is a result/product. For example, if you “make breakfast,” the result is an omelet! If you “make a suggestion,” you have created a recommendation.
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