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Blackmamba Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Make/make of

is there anybody who can explain me the use of make of?

...making *** a real tool or
...making OF *** a real tool?

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'...making *** a real tool'-- this is the participle as verb: 'He was making the paperclip a real tool.'

'...making OF *** a real tool'-- the is the participle as gerund: 'The making of a paperclip [into] a real tool is an art.'

That's all I can make of the limited context you have supplied.
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