Improve Your English Grammar - When to Use Make vs Do
Summary
TLDRIn this educational video, Anna from English Like a Native provides a clear guide on the usage of 'make' and 'do' in English. She explains the various functions of 'do', including forming questions, negations, and emphasizing actions. Anna then contrasts 'do' with 'make', highlighting that 'make' is often used for creating or producing results, while 'do' is more about carrying out a process. She offers helpful tips on when to use each verb by examining collocations with words like 'favor', 'business', and 'promise'. The video also touches on common phrases and gray areas, encouraging viewers to consult a worksheet provided for further understanding. With a light-hearted poem and a friendly tone, Anna aims to make the learning process both enjoyable and memorable.
Takeaways
- 📚 'Do' is a versatile auxiliary verb used for forming questions, negations, and emphasis, as well as a common action verb.
- ❓ 'Do' can be used in elliptical sentences, as a question tag, to express adequacy, and to avoid repetition.
- 🗣️ 'Make' is often used to talk about results, such as creating, constructing, or producing something.
- 💼 'Make' can also imply forcing someone to do something, causing a reaction, or performing an action that results in a change.
- 🔄 The choice between 'do' and 'make' can depend on the collocation with specific words like 'favor', 'suggestion', 'business', and 'promise'.
- 🤔 When actions are associated with producing results, 'make' is typically used, while 'do' is used for carrying out a process.
- 🎓 'Do' is the correct verb to use with activities like 'business', 'exercise', 'yoga', and 'gardening'.
- 🎨 There are exceptions and gray areas where both 'do' and 'make' can be used, such as in the context of art or cooking.
- 👩🎤 'Make music' is used when musicians perform in a way that creates a specific type of sound or outcome.
- 📘 'Do' and 'make' can be interchangeable in educational contexts, such as 'do subjects' or 'do homework'.
- 🏡 In casual or domestic settings, 'do' is often used to allocate tasks or roles without needing precision, like 'do the dishes' or 'do the laundry'.
- 📝 The script also mentions that 'make do' is a phrase that means to manage or cope with what one already has.
Q & A
What is the main purpose of the video presented by Anna from English, like a native dot Co dot UK?
-The main purpose of the video is to clarify when to use 'make' and when to use 'do' in the English language and to provide a worksheet to help viewers remember the lesson.
What are some of the functions of the word 'do' as explained in the video?
-The word 'do' serves several functions such as being used in ellipses, for emphasis, to mark tenses, form negations and questions, express whether something is enough or acceptable, and as a common and useful verb in its own right.
How does the video differentiate between the use of 'do' and 'make'?
-The video differentiates by stating that 'do' is generally concerned with carrying out a process, while 'make' is often used to talk about results, such as creating, constructing, or producing something.
What is the link provided in the video for those who want to access the worksheet?
-The link to the worksheet is provided in the description below the video.
Can you give an example of how 'do' is used to express emphasis in the video?
-An example of 'do' used for emphasis in the video is 'Oh Emily, I do like your new shoes.'
What is the explanation for using 'make' when talking about results?
-The explanation is that 'make' is used when the intention is to create, construct, or produce something, which implies a result or an outcome.
How does the video suggest we remember the difference between using 'make' and 'do' with certain words?
-The video suggests that we remember the collocation of words with 'make' or 'do', such as making suggestions, promises, offers, efforts, and making money and friends, as these actions are intended to produce results.
What are some examples of activities where 'do' is the correct verb to use according to the video?
-Examples given in the video include doing someone a favor, doing business, doing a course, doing exercise, doing yoga, doing crosswords, and doing gardening.
How does the video address the potential gray areas in choosing between 'make' and 'do'?
-The video suggests that in gray areas, it's often better to use more specific words, such as drawing pictures, painting portraits, creating installations, cooking, frying, or grilling food, and combing, cutting, or styling hair.
What is the advice given in the video for situations where precision is not as important as the allocation of roles or the taking of action?
-The advice is to use 'do' instead of being precise, as it simplifies communication and focuses on the action or task分配.
What is the phrase 'make do' explained in the video and what does it mean?
-The phrase 'make do' explained in the video means to manage or cope with what you already have.
Outlines
📝 Understanding 'Make' and 'Do'
Anna from English Like a Native introduces a lesson on the correct usage of 'make' and 'do'. She explains the various functions of 'do', including its use as a substitute verb, for emphasis, to form questions and negations, and to express whether something is enough or acceptable. Anna also discusses 'do' as a common verb for taking unspecified action, leading to harm or good, and expressing the completion of a task. The video aims to clarify when to use 'make', which is often about creating or producing results, versus 'do', which is about carrying out a process. She provides a worksheet for reference and suggests that the distinction between the two verbs can be understood through their collocations with other words like 'favor', 'suggestion', 'business', 'friends', 'effort', 'promise', 'a course', 'a bet', and 'a sense'.
🤔 Collocation and Contextual Usage of 'Make' and 'Do'
In the second paragraph, Anna delves deeper into the nuances of using 'make' and 'do'. She explains that 'make' is used for creating something new or causing a transformation, while 'do' is for actions and processes. Anna emphasizes the importance of collocation, stating that certain verbs naturally pair with either 'make' or 'do'. She also addresses potential gray areas, such as making or doing art, and suggests using more specific verbs to avoid confusion. Anna mentions that sometimes the choice between 'make' and 'do' is not just about influencing a result but about the correct verb that collocates with the action. She provides examples of set phrases featuring 'do' and 'make' and ends with a poem that encapsulates the lesson, encouraging viewers to consult the provided guide to improve their understanding of these verbs.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡make
💡do
💡collocation
💡worksheet
💡emphasis
💡auxiliary
💡process
💡result
💡question tags
💡set phrases
Highlights
Introduction to the video and the worksheet provided to help distinguish between using 'make' and 'do'.
Explanation of 'do' as a versatile verb with multiple functions including substitution, emphasis, tense marking, and forming questions and negations.
Use of 'do' in expressing whether something is enough or acceptable, and in question tags.
'Do' as a common and useful verb in its own right, with meanings such as taking unspecified action and avoiding repetition.
Differentiation between 'do' and 'make' where 'do' is concerned with carrying out a process and 'make' with creating or producing results.
Collocation rules for 'make' and 'do' with words like favor, suggestion, business, friends, effort, promise, a course, a bet, and a sense.
The concept of doing someone a favor as an action of doing good, contrasting with the idea of making something.
Discussion on the use of 'do' in activities like business, exercise, yoga, crosswords, and gardening, which are processes rather than results.
Clarification on the use of 'make' in making deals and profits, which are considered real results of actions.
The nuance of doing a course versus making a bet, where the latter implies a transformation in one's financial situation.
The idea that 'do' is used with certain actions because it is the correct verb to collocate with them, similar to how 'write' or 'read' collocates with 'book'.
The potential gray areas in choosing between 'make' and 'do', such as making art or doing fish and chips.
Suggestion to use more specific words to avoid mistakes when the choice between 'make' and 'do' is unclear.
The notion that sometimes 'make' and 'do' can be used interchangeably without losing the intended meaning.
Highlighting the importance of action over precision in certain situations, like分配tasks in household chores.
Introduction of set phrases featuring 'do' and 'make', with a promise to include more in a future video.
A poem summarizing the differences between 'make' and 'do', emphasizing their unique uses and the importance of choosing the right verb.
Closing remarks with an invitation to consult the provided guide for better understanding of 'make' and 'do'.
Transcripts
oh
hi I just made a cup of tea to drink
before I make this video or should I say
do this video
hello everyone Anna here from English
like a native dot Co dot UK today I'm
going to make it easier to choose when
to use make and when to use do and I've
made a useful worksheet to help you to
remember everything in this lesson the
link is in the description below to
start let's do a quick refresher first
do do has several functions such as use
in ellipses which is substitution hey do
you want to go to the cinema tonight uh
yes I do and using emphasis oh Emily I
do like your new shoes of course do can
be conjugated to Mark tenses too we can
form negations in the present and the
past
I don't feel very well today because I
didn't sleep much last night and we
formed questions using do as an
auxiliary there are closed questions did
you like the cake do you know where my
keys are and object questions why do
does your cousin live why did you open
the window not only that do can also be
used to express whether something is
enough or acceptable I need to take some
cash out for Christmas presents will a
hundred pounds do then there are
question tags you know about them don't
you
um he doesn't eat meat does he as well
as these varied and vital functions do
is also an extremely common and useful
verb in its own right with meanings such
as taking unspecified action what are
you going to do about the snails in the
garden talking generally about taking
action uh I'm not sure what I have to do
avoiding repetition if you're going to
practice the violin then please do it
when I'm out leading to harm or good
going for a walk always does your good
degree of effect or Improvement my
English teacher has done a lot to help
me expressing completion of a task how's
that new video going Anna I've done it
and don't forget
orders containing negations do in its
various forms appears and reappears
throughout the speech and writing of
everyone who uses English so far I
haven't needed to use make at all but
I'm not done yet we also use do when
talking about performing a task oh I
need to do my homework have you fixed
that hinge yet I'm doing it now now
while do is generally concerned with
carrying out a process make is very
often used to talk about results meaning
to create construct or produce something
I'm going to make a cake for the party
to force someone to do something my boss
made me work late to cause a reaction
from someone
that show always makes me laugh to cause
something to happen the rain makes the
roads slippery to perform an action that
results in a change or transformation
she made a decision to quit her job so
how can we know when to use one and not
the other when we try to collocate with
words like favor suggestion business
friends effort promise a course a bet
sense well I've done some research and
I'd like to share the discoveries that I
have made we make suggestions promises
offers and the like we make these
efforts with the intention of producing
results likewise we make money and
Friends our actions produce them so to
speak so why do we do favors for people
and do business surely they produce
results too well think of it like this
if you do someone a favor you're doing
them good if you want to recite a poem
well you want to do it justice you don't
want to do anyone a disservice and what
about business well we do activities we
do exercise we do yoga we do crosswords
and gardening just as we do business of
course we make deals and we try to make
profits these are the Real Results you
do a course because there is a process
involved you make a bet because you want
a transformation in your financial
situation does that make sense sometimes
it's not about whether we are trying to
influence the result of something it's
simply that do is the correct verb that
collocates with the action in the same
way that write or read collocates with
book and drive collocates with Carr do
collage cakes with exercise or homework
there isn't always just one answer
either musicians play instruments but
when they do it in a certain way we can
say they make music at school we do
subjects so it follows that we also do
the subject music I did music at school
did you oh I had a busy day at College I
did four hours of music and three hours
of French and I made the decision to do
my homework tomorrow morning there are a
few potential gray areas do we make art
or do it fish and chips for dinner do we
make it or do we do it I want to do my
hair in a different way clearly there
will be a change here
we could avoid making mistakes by
remembering that often there are more
specific words that could be used we
could draw pictures paint portraits
create installations with our fish we
can cook fry or grill it with my hair I
could comb cut or style it you should
all keep in mind that sometimes it's not
just a choice between make or do these
two words get enough attention sometimes
you can make do without them I do agree
though that when we talk about the parts
of an Endeavor that has many elements we
can quickly use do instead of having to
be precise remember that my boss and her
husband are coming for dinner tonight
okay I'll do the veg if you do the meat
we better tidy up a bit too you just
have to do the living room I did the
bathroom yesterday here the Precision is
not as important as the allocation of
roles or The Taking of action now don't
make a fuss but there are also a myriad
of set phrases featuring do and make
some of these phrases that are in
frequent use might not immediately make
sense like the phrase make do which
means to manage or cope with what you
already have I'll put the rest of these
phrases in another video
and Link it below right now I could do
with another cup of tea so you'll have
to make do with this little poem make
and do oh what a pair there are two
words that we must compare make is for
creating something new like a cake or a
dress or a shoe do is for actions that
we take for talking about results use
make made a mistake you'll need to redo
but doing a mistake not something we do
make a new plan do all your tasks just
do something and make it fast Make some
noise do a dance both can be fun given
the chance make a choice do your best
with these two consult the guide that
I've made for you when you know them
well and say them aloud it'll do you
good and make me proud thank you for
watching until next time take care and
goodbye
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