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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Make 'effort' OR 'efforts'

Which is correct?: "I didn't make effort/efforts to have my own life."

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fatimah0786 I didn't make effort/efforts to have my own life. Use 'an effort' or 'any effort'. 'make efforts' is not particularly idiomatic.

  • fatimah0786 I didn't make effort/efforts to have my own life.
  • Use 'an effort' or 'any effort'.
  • 'make efforts' is not particularly idiomatic.
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fatimah0786I didn't make effort/efforts to have my own life.
Use 'an effort' or 'any effort'.

'make efforts' is not particularly idiomatic.

CJ
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Common:

He made every effort to secure her devotion, but in the end, it did not work out.

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