USE DO VS. MAKE

USE DO VS. MAKE

1. "Do" is used for actions, activities and jobs

2. EXAMPLE: He’s always doing nice things for his girlfriend.

3. In this sense, it is used a lot with indefinite pronouns like "something", "anything", "nothing"

4. EXAMPLE: make an impression

5. EXAMPLE: make a decision.

6. "Make" is used in the sense of "make", "elaborate" or "create". It is used for activities that create something that can be touched, a physical object.

7. EXAMPLE: What are you doing today? I’m not doing anything.

8. EXAMPLE: Are you doing anything important right now?

9. EXAMPLE : make an appointment

10. There are many expressions that use "make". In many of these, the sense of "make" is not "to make" or "to do" and very often "do" seems more appropriate, but they are established expressions, so you have to memorize them.