Monday, September 9, 2013

Wah How to use "Made of, Made from, Made with and Made in"

If you have some problems about using Made with preposition and you don't know which one you should use. Let's see this article.

1. Made of is used when you talk about the material that you can see the original material, the material remains unchanged. 
    This table is made of wood. 
    (You can see the wood, the wood has not really changed much.)
    That bridge is made of rock.
    These shoes are made of leather.
    Just try on this suit, it's made of silk.
    What's this football made of?

2. Made from is used when you talk about the material that you cannot see the original material,the material is changed or altered in some way.
    The table is made from a tree. 
    (The tree has already changed into the table. A tree is not the same as it was before.)
    Glass is made from sand.
    This wine is made from grapes.
    Do you know bread is made from flour?

3. Made With is used when you talk about the component.
    This dessert is made with whip cream and butter.
    Banana bread is made with brown sugar,eggs and sugar.

4. Made in is used when you talk about where the material comes from. 
    Wasabi is made in Japan.
    My camera was made in Germany.
    These shoes are made in Brazil.
    Where are these cars made
    Is this chocolate made in Switzerland?

Note : You can also use Made from to talk about the component.
    This dessert is made from whip cream and butter.
    Banana bread is made from brown sugar,eggs and sugar.

Wah!! These papers are made from the tree. ;)

Made of - Wah_Wasabi Learning English Grammar

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