45. Do and make
Do is sometimes confused with make. Make is used to talk about building or
creating.
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Let's make a cake.
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I once made a toy train.
Do is sometimes used instead of make. This is common when we want to sound
casual about a creative activity.
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'What shall we eat?' 'Well, let me do an omelette.' (More casual than ‘Let
me make an omelette.’)
Common fixed expressions with do and make
Both do and make are used in some common fixed expressions.
Do good, harm, business, one's best, a favor, sport, exercise, one's hair, one's
teeth, one's duty, 50mph etc.
Make a journey, an offer, arrangements, a suggestion, a decision, an attempt, an
effort, an excuse, an exception, a mistake, a noise, a phone call, money, a profit, a
fortune, love, peace, war, a bed, a fire, progress etc.
46. Double negatives
Never use a negative verb and a negative qualifier (e.g. nothing, hardly, scarcely,
nobody etc.) together.
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Incorrect: I haven't nothing to prove.
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Correct: I have nothing to prove.
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Incorrect: Alice can't hardly wait until her birthday.
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Correct: Alice can hardly wait until her birthday.
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Incorrect: There wasn't nobody at the door.
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Correct: There was nobody at the door.
47. During and for
During is used to say when something happens. For is used to say how long it
lasts.
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Incorrect: I was in France for the summer.
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Correct: I was in France during the summer.
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Incorrect: I was in France during two months.
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Correct: I was in France for two months.
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