He made a promise to lend me the money.

He made a promise that he would lend me the money.

【分析】句子都对，且意思相同，只是结构不同。

第一句：to lend me the money 作promise 的定语，表示同位关系。

第二句：that he would lend me the money，是promise 的同位语从句。

总之，promise 后面的成分，都是解释说明其内容的。

以上两句，promise 都是用作名词。它用作动词时既可接不定式，也可接宾语从句。上两句可以转换为：

He promised to lend me the money.

He promised that he would lend me the money.

【常见的 make + a + 名词】

我通过查阅大量的词典和资料，总结了以下常用的词组，供网友参考。

make a bargain成交；讨价还价

make a date 约会；定日期

make a face 做鬼脸

make a living 谋生

make a mistake 犯错误

make a move 开始行动

make a noise 吵闹

make a speech 做演讲

make a start 开始；着手

make a fire 生火 

make a difference 有影响，起作用

make a change 做变动

make a wish 许愿

make a telephone 打电话

make a plan 制定计划

make a mess 搞乱

make a decision 作出决定

make a point 发表论点；重视

make a deal 定个协议

make a fortune 发财，赚钱

make a fuss 大惊小怪，小题大做

make a motion 提议

make a suggestion提出建议

make a statement 发表声明

make a commitment做出承诺

make a contribution做出贡献

make a detour绕道而行

make a note注意；记录

make a donation捐款

make a landing降落

make a getaway逃跑

make a recovery复苏

make a list列表

make a quip说俏皮话

make a remark评论

make a reservation预约；预定

make a promise作出承诺

make a choice 做出选择

make a scene吵架，大吵大闹

make a switch作出调整

make a withdrawal取款；取消

make a try做一个尝试

make a visit拜访，访问

make a trip作一次旅行

make a journey作一次旅行

make a go干的漂亮；应该离开

make a show炫耀

make a comparison作比较

make a profit获得利润

make a turn转弯

make a analysis做一个分析

make a sale开始销售；做成买卖

make a sentence造句

make a deposit存款

make a left左转弯

make a trial做个试验

make a pair成双

make a response回应

make a quarrel吵架

make a copy复制

make a sketch起草稿；画素描

make a way逃跑

make a spectacle出洋相

make a model做一个模型

make a start开个头

make a fool出洋相

make a hit引起轰动

make a guess猜一猜

make a bet打赌

make a marriage完婚；成亲

make a check做检查

make a resolution下决心

make a complaint抱怨，提意见

make a charge 收费；指控

make a request提出请求

make a beginning 开始，开个头

make a compromise 达成妥协

make a criticism提出批评

make a comment发表意见

make a correction作出修改

make a discovery发现

make a haste赶快，匆忙

make a survey做调查，做测量

make a jump跳起来

make a sacrifice做出牺牲

make a demand提要求

make a study做研究

make a guess进行猜测

make a call打电话

make a slip失误，犯错

make a bed整理床铺

make a walk散步

make a vote投票

make a will立遗嘱

make a recommendation 推荐

make a reduction减价，打折扣

make a reference参考；提及

make a poem作诗

make a habit养成习惯；立下规矩

make a demonstration作出示范

make a summary做总结

make a preparation做准备

make a joke开玩笑

make a reply作出回复

make a check 检查，核对

make a record 记录

make a law制定法律

make a meal 做饭

make a contrast作对照

make a policy 制定政策

make an apology 道歉

make a excuse找借口

make an effort 努力

make an attmept 尝试

make an experiment做试验

make an appointment 约会

make an accusation提出控告

make an announcement作出宣布

make an offer出价

make an observation 做观察

make an outline写个提纲

make an excursion去旅行

make an expedition 去探险

make an exception 通融一下

make an enemy与人为敌，结怨

make an estimate 估计

make an enquiry 打听，咨询

make an impression 留下印象

make an inspection 巡查

make an investment 投资

make an issue小题大做

make an answer作出回答

make an advance取得进展

make an attack发起攻击

make an investigation 做调查

make an explanation作出解释

make an arrangement作安排

make an application做出请求

make an error 犯错

make an exchange进行交换

make an invitation 下请柬

make an improvement做出改进

make an approach接洽；探讨

make an entry记录下来