- Level
- Intermediate to advanced
- Used in
- Email, Discussion, Interview
Make or do?
| Make | Do |
|---|---|
| make a decision | do research |
| make progress | do homework |
| make a mistake | do your best |
| make an effort | do a course |
| make a suggestion | do business |
A rough rule: make is for creating, do is for activities and work. Learn the pairs above as single units.
Useful academic collocations
- conduct a study, carry out research, collect data
- play a role, have an impact on, raise awareness
- a growing number of, a significant increase in
- take into account, draw a conclusion, reach an agreement
Not quite
Better
- I did a big mistake.I made a big mistake.
- It has a big role.It plays a big role.
- We should give attention to this.We should pay attention to this.
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