⭕️Make and Do.
🔴(a) Make.
❌Don't say: The carpenter did a large table.
✔️Say: The carpenter made a large table.
🔴(b) Do.
❌Don't say: You must make your work carefully.
✔️Say: You must do your work carefully.
⭕️Lie and Lay.
🔴(a) Lie.
❌Don't say: I'm going to lay down for an hour.
✔️Say: I'm going to lie down for an hour.
🔴(b) Lay.
❌Don't say: Please lie the exam papers on the desk.
✔️Say: Please lay out the exam papers on the desk.
⭕️Sit and Seat.
🔴(a) Sit.
❌Don't say: We seat at a desk to write a letter.
✔️Say: We sit at a desk to write a letter.
🔴(b) Seat.
❌Don't say: He sat the passengers one by one.
✔️Say: He seated the passengers one by one.
⭕️Rise and Raise.
🔴(a) Rise.
❌Don't say: Val raises very early in the morning.
✔️Say: Val rises very early in the morning.
🔴(b) Raise.
❌Don't say: She rose their salaries too often.
✔️Say: She raised their salaries too often.
⭕️Like and Love.
❌Don't say: I like you! Will you marry me?
✔️Say: I love you! Will you marry me?
⭕️Stay and Remain.
🔴(a) Stay.
❌Don't say: We remained in a very good hotel.
✔️Say: We stayed in a very good hotel.
🔴(b) Remain.
❌Don't say: Not many figs have stayed on the tree.
✔️Say: Not many figs have remained on the tree.
⭕️Hanged and Hung.
🔴(a) Hanged.
❌Don't say: No-one has been hung in Britain since 1964.
✔️Say: No-one has been hanged in Britain since 1964.
🔴(b) Hung.
❌Don't say: We hanged the picture on the wall.
✔️Say: We hung the picture on the wail.
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