Jan 20, 2010 · The reason I'm asking whether "make an effort" would be understood as "do physical activity" is that "make an effort" in dictionaries is defined as "to try to do something" and not to do …

Jul 9, 2020 · I've always been confused about 'put in work/effort/hours.' Please let me know if the following are correct: 1) Put work/effort/time/work into: a) He has put a lot of time and effort into …

Jul 26, 2015 · The answer seems to be: effort is singular, efforts is plural. 1. Do you need to make one type of effort once or that effort in a continuing manner? -> Teachers who guide students in the …

Dec 4, 2010 · The context of the question: The new year is just around the corner, my mom invites many friends to have a dinner together, she is busy all day long and doesn't even take a break. I wonder if I …

Oct 10, 2018 · Which is the correct preposition to use in the following sentence: 'Many POW camps had their own libraries thanks to the efforts of (or by?) charitable organisations'?

Mar 10, 2011 · we usually say put an effort/make an effort. Is it OK to say "put on an effort"? I don't know why' put on an effort 'always comes into my head first when I want to say 'put an effort'.

Dec 12, 2010 · The phrase "Make an effort" is a verb phrase meaning "to work towards a goal". Generally in English, you need an article "the, an, some" in front of nouns to make them work properly.

Sep 20, 2015 · spare no effort to do something to work as hard as possible to achieve something Emergency services have spared no effort to help people whose homes were destroyed by the …

Oct 22, 2010 · Hi! I was wondering how to use correctly the expression "so we'll put extra effort in trying to catch up again". Basically I want to say that I deliberately avoid doing sth (es. phoning to the loved …

Mar 31, 2017 · Hello everyone, Does "put in" + "effort" meaning "use physical strength", "make a physical effort" (to move, carry, lift) objects sound natural/correct in the examples I made below in …