Sft M Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
out of
1) Nobody can make a fool out of them.
2) He always makes fun out of Hans' work.
What's the function of this "out of"? And what if I would only say--
1)Nobody can make fool them.
2)He always makes fun of Hans' work.
2) He always makes fun out of Hans' work.
What's the function of this "out of"? And what if I would only say--
1)Nobody can make fool them.
2)He always makes fun of Hans' work.
Top answer
sft M 1) Nobody can make a fool out of them. 'out' is unnecessary. Nobody can make a fool of them.
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sft M1) Nobody can make a fool out of them.'out' is unnecessary. Nobody can make a fool of them.
Nobody can make fool them is wrong.
sft M2) He always makes fun out of Hans's work.'out' is wrong. He always makes fun of Hans's work.
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