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    The document discusses common collocations, or frequently occurring word combinations, involving the verbs "make", "do", and "have". It notes that "make" is often used with nouns referring to ways of speaking or planning, "do" is commonly used when talking about tasks or work, and "have" typically combines with nouns involving discussions or shared activities. Examples of common collocations are provided to illustrate appropriate uses of each verb.

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    The document discusses common collocations, or frequently occurring word combinations, involving the verbs "make", "do", and "have". It notes that "make" is often used with nouns referring to ways of speaking or planning, "do" is commonly used when talking about tasks or work, and "have" typically combines with nouns involving discussions or shared activities. Examples of common collocations are provided to illustrate appropriate uses of each verb.

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    The document discusses common collocations, or frequently occurring word combinations, involving the verbs "make", "do", and "have". It notes that "make" is often used with nouns referring to ways of speaking or planning, "do" is commonly used when talking about tasks or work, and "have" typically combines with nouns involving discussions or shared activities. Examples of common collocations are provided to illustrate appropriate uses of each verb.

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    Do we have rules?
    make do have
    - most nouns for ways of - is often used with words connected - most nouns which involve a two-
    speaking/planning. with work. way discussion.
    - when talking about what we - a particular task involved. - fixed -events
    are doing when we speak. - Business: “It’s a pleasure doing - discussions or casual chat.
    - planned activities business with you - have + a + verb (where the verb
    - Good. To do good means to make a and the noun are the same). For
    positive difference – charity workers example, have a look, a rest, a
    do good in the world. The opposite, do sleep, a drink, a walk, a go.
    harm, means to make a negative
    difference.
    - Well. To ‘do well’ often means
    to be successful, but it can
    also speak about progress in
    someone who has been ill –
    when they start recovering,
    they are ‘doing well’.

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