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Make

Make is a transitive verb. It can take one or two objects.

  • Can you make coffee?
  • She made me a nice dress.

It is also possible to use an adjective as object complement.

  • She made his life miserable.
  • Do I make you happy?

Make can also be followed by object + infinitive. In active structures, we normally use an infinitive without to.

  • They made me wait.
  • He made her cry.

In passive structures the infinitive is used with to.

  • I was made to wait.

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