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Good Job Photographer Made Make I Lots Home

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Keyword job
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The photographer made quite a good job.
Correct Sentence The photographer did quite a good job.
Cloze Error Sentence The photographer [[made]] quite a good job.
Cloze Sentence The photographer [[did]] quite a good job.
Cloze Answer did
Choices did | made
Explanation

do a job (NOT make ): 'There are lots of jobs to do when we get home.' (= pieces of work) 'There's no need to thank me. I was just doing my job.' (= what I do to earn a living)

do a good/great/marvellous etc job: 'You can always rely on Charlie to do a good job.'

Note however the expression make a good/bad job of sth: 'She's made a good job of the decorating.' (= she has done it well)

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