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Tkacka15 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

It makes him afraid

1) It makes him afraid.

2) It makes him be afraid.

Are sentences above grammatical? And if so, do both sentences mean the same?

  

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tkacka15 Are sentences above grammatical? And if so, do both sentences mean the same? Yes and yes.

— CalifJim

  • tkacka15 Are sentences above grammatical?
  • And if so, do both sentences mean the same?
  • Yes and yes.
  • However, I imagine the second one is very rarely chosen as it gives the impression that the speaker is a bit clumsy in his/her word choice.
  • Google Ngram Viewer does not find any instances at all of make him be afraid, make him be happy, make him be sleepy, or make him be quiet, though there are plenty of examples of those without be .
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tkacka15Are sentences above grammatical? And if so, do both sentences mean the same?

Yes and yes.

However, I imagine the second one is very rarely chosen as it gives the impression that the speaker is a bit clumsy in his/her word choice.

Google Ngram Viewer does not find any instances at all of make him be afraid, make him be happy, make him

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The second sentence is ungrammatical.

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