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  1. to do an effort vs to make an effort | WordReference Forums

    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" …

  2. an effort or efforts - WordReference Forums

    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 …

  3. Put in time and effort/ Put time and effort into - WordReference …

    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 …

  4. Efforts of or efforrts by? - WordReference Forums

    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'?

  5. Time and effort was/were put into - WordReference Forums

    Jun 29, 2015 · Hello, Sentence: Do you know how much time and effort was/were put into making this happen? When I have two uncountable nouns, should I go with was or were? Thanks!

  6. Put in + effort - WordReference Forums

    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 …

  7. many efforts or much efforts - WordReference Forums

    Dec 4, 2020 · The plural doesn't sound normal in this sentence. How much effort is it worth? is a normal question. If you want to pluralize efforts, many efforts makes sense. Much efforts is …

  8. make effort/make an effort | WordReference Forums

    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 …

  9. a lot of efforts (has/have) been made | WordReference Forums

    Jun 6, 2015 · I wonder what are the differences between ( a lot of and lots of) ? Another question: Do we say: a lot of efforts has been made or a lot of efforts have been made ?

  10. spend great effort - WordReference Forums

    Sep 21, 2013 · Hello, I know the phrase "somebody spends great time doing something" is correct. But can I say "somebody spends great effort doing something"? Eg: Teacher William …