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Fireflysaigon Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Do a good job

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Could you help me with this question:
Did you do a good _________ in the last driving test?
A. career B. work C. employment D. job
I know that the answer is either "B" or "D". I opt B. work because when you give comment on somebody's work, you usually say "good work" but the answer is "D. job". I don't know why. Thanks for enlightening me.
  

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Work cannot take the indefinite article (a) in this sense: He has a lot of work to do. I don't enjoy such work. Work can take the indefinite article when a piece of art is meant: This painting is a real work of art!

— Cool Breeze

  • Work cannot take the indefinite article (a) in this sense: He has a lot of work to do.
  • I don't enjoy such work.
  • Work can take the indefinite article when a piece of art is meant: This painting is a real work of art!
  • The plural (work s ) is also mostly used in this sense: "The Complete Work s of Shakespeare" CB
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Work cannot take the indefinite article (a) in this sense:

He has a lot of work to do.
I don't enjoy such work.

Work can take the indefinite article when a piece of art is meant:

This painting is a real work of art!

The plural (work
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fireflysaigonthe answer is "D. job". I don't know why
The combination "do a good work" is impossible when it means "do well" (on a given task). The correct idiom is "do a good job".

The carpenters did a good job in fixing the damage.
The students will do a good job translating this text.
Susan did a good job painting thos
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Hi, I got it CJ. I now understand that "do a good job" is a popular expression. Many thanks.
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