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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Be + to infinitive
What are we to make of this confusion?
Q1) Does the sentence refer to a future?
Q2) Why there is the preposition 'of' after 'make?' Doesn't a direct object usually come after 'make?'
Q2) Can the sentence be changed to What will we make this confusion?
Q1) Does the sentence refer to a future?
Q2) Why there is the preposition 'of' after 'make?' Doesn't a direct object usually come after 'make?'
Q2) Can the sentence be changed to What will we make this confusion?
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1) It refers to the present (and possibly the immediate future) 2) "Make of" is a phrasal verb. The of in "make of" is a part of the verb itself, it's not a preposition. 3) No.
- 1) It refers to the present (and possibly the immediate future) 2) "Make of" is a phrasal verb.
- The of in "make of" is a part of the verb itself, it's not a preposition.
- 3) No.
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1) It refers to the present (and possibly the immediate future)
2) "Make of" is a phrasal verb. The of in "make of" is a part of the verb itself, it's not a preposition.
3) No. The sentence means "How should we understand this confusion?".
2) "Make of" is a phrasal verb. The of in "make of" is a part of the verb itself, it's not a preposition.
3) No. The sentence means "How should we understand this confusion?".
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