❌ Common Mistakes: Make vs Do

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Today is Thursday, and this is Common Mistakes!

We’re fixing a classic mistake: the difference between make and do.

We use do for general activities, work, or tasks.

You don’t create anything new; you just finish an activity.

Examples:✅ I need to do my homework. 📝✅ He is doing the dishes. 🍽️

Use do for routines, responsibilities, and tasks.

We use make when we create or produce something new.

Examples:✅ I am making a cake. 🎂✅ She is making a video. 📹

Use make when something new is produced.

Do = A task or activity

Examples: do business, do exercise, do the cleaning

Make = Creating something new

Examples: make breakfast, make a mistake, make a plan

How do you fix this sentence?

❌ I must make some exercise.

Write your corrected sentence in the comments down below!

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