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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

made in / into

Can I say,

The house is made of / into / from bricks.

Farmers breed ostriches for their meat and skin which is made into / in fine leather.
  

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1. Strictly speaking, it should be "The house is made from bricks" because the form of bricks used in building the house doesn't change form during or after the construction. (EDIT: I think I got it reversed.

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  • Strictly speaking, it should be "The house is made from bricks" because the form of bricks used in building the house doesn't change form during or after the construction.
  • (EDIT: I think I got it reversed.
  • Use made of) 2.
  • Vincent Teo Farmers breed ostriches for their meat and skin which is made into / in fine leather.
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1. Strictly speaking, it should be "The house is made from bricks" because the form of bricks used in building the house doesn't change form during or after the construction. (EDIT: I think I got it reversed. Use made of)

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Vincent TeoFarmers breed ostriches for their meat and skin which is made into / in fine leather.
'In' is wrong.
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