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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Collocation

Hello

I'd like to check the collocation of verbs.

#1 Mother will bake us some cake today.
#2 Mother will make us some cake today.

Can I use " bake" and " make" with "cake"? Both are OK?
If so, is the type of a cake different when I use "bake " and "make"?
Or do you use both words interchangeably?

One more question. Is "some cake " should be " a cake"?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

'Bake' collocates with 'cake' much more frequently than 'make', but the two verbs do not indicate different kinds of cake. I am not a cook. Are cheesecakes baked?

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Bake' collocates with 'cake' much more frequently than 'make', but the two verbs do not indicate different kinds of cake.
  • I am not a cook.
  • Are cheesecakes baked?
  • If not, 'make' would be more appropriate in the case of cheesecakes.
  • 'Some cake' should be 'a cake' here, because she is baking a countable object.
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'Bake' collocates with 'cake' much more frequently than 'make', but the two verbs do not indicate different kinds of cake.

I am not a cook. Are cheesecakes baked? If not, 'make' would be more appropriate in the case of cheesecakes.

'Some cake' should be 'a cake' here, because she is baking a countable object. Later, when she is offering pieces of cake around, she may say, 'w
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