Make vs Do Collocations

When to Use

• •MAKE for creating/producing: make a cake, make a mistake, make a decision.
• •MAKE for communication: make a promise, make a suggestion, make a complaint.
• •DO for tasks/work: do homework, do the dishes, do your best.
• •DO for general activities: do exercise, do business, do research.
• •Fixed expressions: make money (not do money), do a favor (not make a favor).

How to Form

💡 These are collocations - fixed word combinations that must be memorized.

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