Topic 26
DO : MAKE
The fundamental meanings of these two verbs are shown in these pairs:
* “What are you doing?”
“I’m sewing.”
* “What are you making?”
“I’m making a frock.”
* “What is she doing?”
“She’s cooking.”
* “What is she making?”
“She’s making a cake.”
* He has done his
homework.
* He has made several mistakes
in his arithmetic.
Make is used in
several patterns in addition to that illustrated in the examples above.
(1) it is used with a noun or pronoun and an adjective.
* The news made her happy.
* Why don’t you make yourself
useful?
(2) Make is used with a noun or pronoun and an infinitive
without to
* Can you make this
fountain-pen work properly?
* It was cold, so I made
her wear a coat.
* Why don’t you make
the child behave?