Do vs make:
ইংরেজীতে কোন কাজের আগে do এবং কোন কাজের আগে make বসে তা আমরা বাংলা ভাষার প্রভাবে অনেক সময় confuse করে ফেলি। এই confusion পরিহার করার জন্যই এখানে do এবং make-এর কিছু typical ব্যবহার দেখানো হলোঃ
Do:
I shall do my best to help you.
He is doing business.
Have you done your homework?
Can you do a dance?
He did his M.A. from Dhaka University.
You should do your duty. Will you do me a favour?
Can you do the dishes for me?
I shall not do you any harm.
He is doing some research.
When will you do the shopping?
He is doing a course on spoken English.
No damage was done.
I have an interesting job to do.
Who will do the washing?
I have no work to do now.
উপরের এই বাক্যগুলিতে do-এর স্থলে make verb-টি প্রযোজ্য নয়। কেন নয়, অনেক ক্ষেত্রেই এ প্রশ্নের জবাব দেয়া সম্ভব নয়।
Make:
He made a false accusation.
All arrangements were made.
He made an attempt to hit me.
They made a change in their plan.
she made a comment on me.
They made a decision to go there.
He made a serious effort to lift the box.
Don't make a fuss.
Can you make a guess at the price?
He made several mistakes.
He has made a lot of money.
Please don't make a noise here.
He made me a lucrative offer.
They have made a satisfactory progress.
She made a promise to marry him.
He made me a request.
You should not have made such a remark.
Don't make any movement.
He has made a serious statement
She is making tea for us.
উপরোক্ত বাক্যগুলিতে make-এর স্থলে do ব্যবহার করা যাবে না, যদিও বাংলার প্রভাবে অনেক ক্ষেত্রেই do-কেই বেশী appropriate মনে হতে পারে।
