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make: produce or perform something: the handles are made of plastic; I’m making coffee. Grammar patterns 1. make + NP I’ll make breakfast if you make lunch 2. NP + is/was, etc. + made + of/from/out of… Glass is made of sand 3. make + NP + adjective/NP Pollution makes people ill 4. make + NP + NP Can you make us all a cup of tea, Paul? 5. make + NP + bare infinitive Take this: it will make you feel better 6. Is/was etc. + made + to-infinitive We were made to empty our bags
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make Collocations: make combines with many nouns with the general meaning of “perform” an action: make an appointment/ an arrangement/a date Make a choice/a promise/a plan make an inquiry/an excuse make a decision/a suggestion/a point make a journey/trip/a visit make a noise/a sound/a speech/a comment
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make Set phrases Make it = arrive on time or succeed Do you think we will make it? Make do = manage with something there’s only one egg in the fridge. Well, we’ll have to make do with it. make your way = move towards something, often with difficulty They made their way home in the wind and the rain make a start = beging doing something Ok, now that everyone is here. Let’s make a start
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