MISTAKE MONDAY: DO vs. MAKE

Good morning everyone. I hope everyone had a great weekend.

As you know, on Mistake Monday the Daily Vitamin focuses on an error commonly made by English learners. Can you spot the blunder in the sentence below?

Sentence 1: **I made my homework.**

This sentence uses a collocation, which is a combination of two words that always go together. The speaker puts the verb MAKE with the noun homework. This is not a correct collocation; we use the verb DO with homework.

Sentence 2: I did my homework.

Here are some more examples of the collocation DO homework.

Example 1: I am doing my homework.

Example 2: Did you do your homework?

There are many collocations with MAKE and DO and it is very common for English learners to use the wrong ones. Don't MAKE this MISTAKE when you talk about homework.

See you tomorrow for Tense Tuesday.

Have a great Monday!