Zusammenfassung der Ressource
DO
AND
MAKE
- DO
- It refers to a physical or
mental activity Use the
verb 'do' to express daily
activities or jobs. Notice
that these are usually
activities that produce no
physical object.
- Do the homework
- Do the ironing
- Do the cleaning
- Important Expressions with 'Do' There
are a number of standard expressions
that take the verb 'do'. These are
standard collocations (verb + noun
combinations) that are used in English.
- I'm not doing
anything
today.
- He does
everything
for his
mother.
- She's doing
nothing at
the
moment.
- MAKE
- Use 'make' to express an activity
that creates something that you
can touch.
- Make the bed,
Make a phone call,
Make something
better, Make
someone happy.
- Important Expressions with
'Make' There are a number of
standard expressions that
take the verb 'make'. In a
number of cases the verb 'do'
seems more appropriate.
These are standard
collocations (verb + noun
combinations) that are used
in English.