Difference between Make and Do – English Grammar

a Dalek hands up the votes make and do

a Dalek hands up the votes make and do these cause a lot of confusion with

these cause a lot of confusion with

these cause a lot of confusion with students because I think in the Latin

students because I think in the Latin

students because I think in the Latin languages they use them as the same word

languages they use them as the same word

languages they use them as the same word I might be wrong I don’t know but in

I might be wrong I don’t know but in

I might be wrong I don’t know but in English the easy way to remember is this

English the easy way to remember is this

English the easy way to remember is this the verb make implies you build or

the verb make implies you build or

the verb make implies you build or create something for example make a cake

create something for example make a cake

create something for example make a cake make a coffee

make a coffee

make a coffee make a plan make a table make a monkey

make a plan make a table make a monkey

make a plan make a table make a monkey cage whereas do just implies an action

cage whereas do just implies an action

cage whereas do just implies an action for example do a test I did well on my

for example do a test I did well on my

for example do a test I did well on my test I’m not doing anything he does

test I’m not doing anything he does

test I’m not doing anything he does everything for me some actions collocate

everything for me some actions collocate

everything for me some actions collocate with make just because they just do

with make just because they just do

with make just because they just do there’s no logical reason for it for

there’s no logical reason for it for

there’s no logical reason for it for example make a mistake make an excuse

example make a mistake make an excuse

example make a mistake make an excuse make money make a decision I make myself

make money make a decision I make myself

make money make a decision I make myself look pretty you make me feel happy and

look pretty you make me feel happy and

look pretty you make me feel happy and do collocates with work tasks for

do collocates with work tasks for

do collocates with work tasks for example do the housework do the homework

example do the housework do the homework

example do the housework do the homework do the laundry do some work and finally

do the laundry do some work and finally

do the laundry do some work and finally you can use both for the same sentence

you can use both for the same sentence

you can use both for the same sentence but the meaning will be different look

but the meaning will be different look

but the meaning will be different look at this example this shows the

at this example this shows the

at this example this shows the difference you can say I made something

difference you can say I made something

difference you can say I made something for your birthday which would mean you

for your birthday which would mean you

for your birthday which would mean you created or you built something for them

created or you built something for them

created or you built something for them to say I did something for your birthday

to say I did something for your birthday

to say I did something for your birthday would imply an action for example I

would imply an action for example I

would imply an action for example I bought you a car thanks for watching and

bought you a car thanks for watching and

bought you a car thanks for watching and please subscribe