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Hasibrahman Posted 6 years ago
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Make a pet of a mouse

What's the meaning of "making a pet of a mouse"?? Did you see that story about the gorilla making a pet of a mouse?Can I write the sentence above like this?? Did you see that story about the gorilla that made a pet of a mouse?
  

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Hasibrahman "making a pet of a mouse"?? Mice are wild animals. They are not raised to be pets like dogs, cats, hamsters and gerbils.

  • Hasibrahman "making a pet of a mouse"??
  • Mice are wild animals.
  • They are not raised to be pets like dogs, cats, hamsters and gerbils.
  • If you catch a baby mouse, you can domesticate it.
  • That means to make it tame and not afraid of the owner.
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Hasibrahman "making a pet of a mouse"??

Mice are wild animals. They are not raised to be pets like dogs, cats, hamsters and gerbils.

If you catch a baby mouse, you can domesticate it. That means to make it tame and not afraid of the owner. It becomes a pet, like a cat or a dog.

The process is "make a pet of a (wild) mouse."

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