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Make vs. Do
Make
/meɪk/Examples:
Frank knows how to make a chair.I'm making lunch now.They made a fool of him, made him cry.
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Do
/duː/Examples:
Old Mrs Smith did not invite you, I am sure.I don't know what I'm doing."'Then it does not make sense!' '
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Use do for tasks, jobs, and activities that don't produce a physical object.
- Use make for creating or producing something tangible or with a physical outcome.
- Think of make as crafting something, while do relates to performing an action or task.
- Do often relates to obligations and activities, like do homework, do the dishes.
- Make can refer to constructing or building something, like make a cake, make a decision.
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