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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Made by seven colours

Can I say,

(a) The rainbow is made by seven colours.

(b) The rainbow has many colours on it.

(c) The rainbow got seven colours.

(d) The rainbow had 7 colours.

(e) The rainbow has seven types (of ) colours.
  

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I suggest the following instead- The rainbow consists of seven colours. The rainbow is made up by seven colours. The rainbow is colorful.

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  • I suggest the following instead- The rainbow consists of seven colours.
  • The rainbow is made up by seven colours.
  • The rainbow is colorful.
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I suggest the following instead-

The rainbow consists of seven colours.
The rainbow is made up by seven colours.
The rainbow is colorful.

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(a) The rainbow is made by seven colours. ... is made up of seven colours

(b) The rainbow has many colours on it. in it

(c) The rainbow got seven colours. has got

(d) The rainbow had 7 colours. OK

(e) The rainbow has seven types (of ) colours. You must use of; you can't say types colours.

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