Fix Your English- 1
Fix Your English - 1
Made of, Made out of, Made from, Made with and Made off.
The one difficulty an average English learner encounters is the use of phrasal verbs.
What's a phrasal verb?
Phrasal verbs are a group of words that consist of a verb with a preposition or adverb or both, the meaning of which is different from the meaning of the separate parts.
Example:
Sit on
Sit in
Sit at
Sit by
Sit down
Sit down on
Phrasal verbs are used only in informal situations; we don't use them in our Task 2 Writing because they are A1.
In today's Fix Your English let's see the difference between the phrasal verbs:
Made of, Made out of, Made from, Made with and Made off.
"Made' is the past tense and past participle of the verb "Make'.
However, when you add a preposition, such as 'off', 'off ', 'from', 'with' or 'out of', they become phrasal verbs and the meanings change.
You can use all these phrasal verbs to say something has been produced using an object, so that the original substance is completely changed.
However, there are basic difference between each of them.
Here is a set of phrasal verbs using MADE:
Example, Q: What's the chair made of ? A: It's made of plastic
The bowl is made of glass.
2. 'Made out of' is used to describe something that has been changed or transformed into another thing. For example:
She made a hat out of newspaper.
Now, what's the difference between 'made of'' and 'made out of''?
'Made of ' is used to describe the basic material of something, which does not change. Take the same example mentioned earlier:
The chair is made of plastic. (means, the chair is still plastic, and plastic has not changed it's nature).
The bowl is made of glass. (means, the bowl is still glass. and glass did not change.)
On the other hand, 'Made out of'' is used to describe something that has been changed or transformed from one thing into another, For example:
She made a hat out of newspaper. (newspaper has been changed into a hat; it is no longer a newspaper).
Moreover, 'made out of' expresses surprise or curiosity. For example,
Wow, this sculpture is made out of chocolate! (The speaker is surprised)
What is this toy made out of? ( The speaker is curious or unsure about the material)
3. Made from: is used to describe something that has been produced using a substance , so that the original substance is completely changed. When we want to say how something is manufactured, we say 'made from.
Example, cheese is 'made from' milk. ( Milk has been changed into cheese; (it is no longer than milk.)
or Plastic is made from fossil fuels. ( Fossil fuel has been transformed into plastic)
Note: We can not use 'made from' to express surprise or curiosity.
We cannot say "This sculpture is 'made from' chocolate".
4. Made with: is usually used to talk about the ingredients of food and drink.
Example: This dish is made with beef, herbs and red peppers.
This cutlet is made with raw fish.
5. Made off: Means 'to leave/run away quickly in order to escape';
Example, The burglars made off before the police arrived.
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