Complete English Grammar Rules_ Examples, Exceptions, Exercises, and Everything You Need to Master Proper Grammar ( PDFDrive )-260

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•	“I	made	many	mistakes	in	my	exam.”	(commit	errors)
•	“Be	sure	to	make	your	bed	after	you	get	up	in	the	morning.”	(put	in	order	or
neaten	the	sheets,	covers,	and	pillows	on	one’s	bed)
•	“After	years	of	fighting,	they	decided	to	make	peace.”	(achieve,	arrange,
produce,	or	attain	a	state	of	peace)
•	“My	mother	is	going	to	make	a	chocolate	cake	tonight.”	(prepare	and/or
bake	a	cake)
•	“I	just	need	to	make	dinner.”	(prepare	and	cook	dinner)
•	“I	made	friends	with	my	new	neighbors.”	(earn	or	acquire	the	friendship	of
the	neighbors)
•	“You	need	to	make	a	decision.”	(form	or	arrive	at	a	decision)
•	“The	neighbors	make	so	much	noise.”	(create	a	lot	of	noise)
•	“He	made	an	excellent	speech	at	his	brother’s	wedding.”	(orally	perform	or
deliver	a	speech)
•	“Have	you	made	any	plans	for	the	summer	yet?”	(form	or	establish	plans)
•	“He	called	the	restaurant	and	made	a	reservation	for	four.”	(arrange	or
establish	a	reservation)
•	“You	would	make	a	great	teacher!”	(be	suited	for	the	role	of	a	teacher)
•	“He	really	made	a	good	impression	at	the	job	interview	yesterday.”	(achieve
or	produce	a	good	impression)
•	“I	will	make	an	exception	this	time.”	(allow	an	exception)
•	“This	doesn’t	make	any	sense	to	me.”	(to	be	coherent	or	intelligible)
•	“Make	it	a	priority	to	turn	off	the	gas	before	you	go	out.”	(establish	it	as	a
priority)
•	“I’m	making	a	fortune	in	my	new	job.”	(earn	a	large	amount	of	money)
•	“It	will	make	a	big	difference	to	the	house	if	we	paint	all	the	rooms	white.”
(create	or	amount	to	a	significant	difference)
Get
Get	is	a	particularly	versatile	verb.	For	example,	it	can	mean	any	of	the
following	depending	on	the	context:	fetch,	obtain,	understand,	answer,	receive,
hit,	be,	become,	hear,	understand,	earn,	buy,	win,	secure,	reach/arrive	at,	cause,
convince,	open,	or	succeed.