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Wisdom27 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

about a "sentence formation"

Dear all,
"He made a fool of me". I saw this sentence, but ,if I say this sentence it would be like
"He made me a fool" Are they both having same meaning or any difference?
Thank you.
  

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wisdom27 Do they both having same meaning? No, He made a fool of me means He made me look like a fool . He made me a fool would be an odd thing to say.

  • wisdom27 Do they both having same meaning?
  • No, He made a fool of me means He made me look like a fool .
  • He made me a fool would be an odd thing to say.
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wisdom27Do they both having same meaning?
No, He made a fool of me means He made me look like a fool. He made me a fool would be an odd thing to say.
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"He made a fool of me".is more like this in meaning:

"He made me look like a fool"
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Sir,
I have one more doubt also regarding this sentence that is
Passion to English made me a English teacher. or
Passion to English made a English teacher of me.
Thank you.

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