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Vincent Teo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

a rabbit lantern

Do I say,

(a) He made a rabbit lantern.

(b) He made a lantern of (a) rabbit.
  

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He made a rabbit lantern. He made a lantern in the shape of a rabbit. "He made a lantern of a rabbit" sounded at first like he took a real rabbit and made a lantern out of it.

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  • He made a rabbit lantern.
  • He made a lantern in the shape of a rabbit.
  • "He made a lantern of a rabbit" sounded at first like he took a real rabbit and made a lantern out of it.
  • You can say he made a drawing of a rabbit, but not a lantern or any other thing that is not in itself a depiction.
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He made a rabbit lantern. He made a lantern in the shape of a rabbit.

"He made a lantern of a rabbit" sounded at first like he took a real rabbit and made a lantern out of it. You can say he made a drawing of a rabbit, but not a lantern or any other thing that is not in itself a depiction.
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