Talk about putting items together in writing.

The idea

Use make a list when you write items together. Use of to name the items; the past is made.

Examples

  • I made a list of books for the trip.
  • She makes a list of guests before the party.
  • Please make a list of the things we need.
  • We made a list of questions for the doctor.
  • Can you make a list of jobs for tomorrow?
  • They make a list of ideas in their notebook.

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Watch out

Do not say do a list for creating a list.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the missing word. We need to ___ a list of supplies. (make / do)

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    make

    make follows to in the base form.

  2. Choose the missing word. He ___ a list of songs every week. (makes / make)

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    makes

    makes matches the singular subject.

  3. Choose the missing word. Yesterday they ___ a list of places to visit. (made / make)

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    made

    made places the completed list yesterday.

Use it today

Make a list of things you want to learn.