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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Do or Make? Open to or open on?

0Hi!02br
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00 Please, help me with my doubts. Which sentence below is correct ?02br
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001) "Please, 01b00do02b00 a research about Valentine's Day".02br
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002) "Please, 01b00make02b00 a research about Valentine's Day". And why?02br
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00By the way is the word "research" the appropriate one for the meaning above ?02br
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00 Other day I heard a teacher saying: "Please 01b00open02b00 the book 01b00to02b00 page 42" Is it correct? And why? (I thought the correct form was:02br
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00"Please open the book on page: 42").02br
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00 Thank you!!! 02br
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0Hi Juan,02br 02br 00"Research" isn't generally countable, so you don't do or make "a research" at all. , we open our books 01b 00to02b 00 a page. There have been long threads in the forum already about this.

— BarbaraPA

  • 0Hi Juan,02br 02br 00"Research" isn't generally countable, so you don't do or make "a research" at all.
  • , we open our books 01b 00to02b 00 a page.
  • There have been long threads in the forum already about this.
  • Apparently in the UK, you can open your book 01b 00at02b 00 a page.
  • But not 01b 00on02b 00.
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0Hi Juan,02br
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00"Research" isn't generally countable, so you don't do or make "a research" at all. You can simply say "Please research Valentine's Day" or you can say "Please do 01b00some 02b00research on Valentine's Day." 02br
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00Also, in my experience, you do research 01i00on 02i00something, not 01
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0Hi, Grammar Geek!02br
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00 Thank you very much for your help,02br
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00 Juan.0-
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