اختيار الكلمة · B2

Make, do, take, have: which verb goes with which noun

Make, do, take, have, give and pay carry almost no meaning of their own. Which one you use is fixed by the noun that follows: you make an effort, do research, take responsibility, have an effect, give a talk and pay attention. There is no rule; there is only the pairing, and getting it wrong is the most audible learner error in English.

أي كلمة، ولماذا

make

creating or producing something, including abstract things

Used for effort, progress, decisions, mistakes, sense and difference.

make an effort · make progress · make sense · make a difference

do

performing work or an activity

Used for research, business, damage, homework and your best.

do research · do business · do damage · do your best

take

accepting or undergoing something

Used for responsibility, risks, part, place and a break.

take responsibility · take a risk · take place · take part

have

possessing a state or an experience

Used for effects, impacts, arguments and difficulty.

have an effect · have an impact · have difficulty

give

handing something over, including words

Used for talks, examples, permission and advice.

give a talk · give an example · give permission

pay

a small fixed set of abstract objects

Used for attention, a visit, a compliment and respect.

pay attention · pay a visit · pay a compliment

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