"I'm making friends with some Manchester United fans."

From the list below, select the sentences which use the verb "to make" correctly.

There may be more than one correct answer!

I make myself tired to watch boring films.

All these mosquito bites are making me crazy!

Mmm, the smell of those biscuits is making me hungry.

Don't look at me like that - you're making me nervous.

I am pleased to make your acquaintance Mr. Harre. My name is Jimi.

"I'm making friends with some Manchester United fans."

From the list below, select the sentences which use the verb "to make" correctly.

There may be more than one correct answer!

I make myself tired to watch boring films.

This construction is grammatically incorrect. The sentence should read "Watching boring films makes me tired", which fits the construction "make + object + adjective".

All these mosquito bites are making me crazy!

This is a correct statement. The construction "make + object + adjective" is used to express that something is "causing" or "eliciting" a reaction, or giving rise to a particular sentiment. If a mosquito bite "makes you crazy", then it causes you irritation or frustration. "To make someone crazy" is a figurative expression used to describe a source of irritation or frustration.

Mmm, the smell of those biscuits is making me hungry.

This is a correct sentence. The construction "make + object + adjective" is used to express that something is "causing" or "eliciting" a reaction, or giving rise to a particular sentiment. If the smell of biscuits "makes you hungry", then the odor of the biscuits causes you to feel hungry.

Don't look at me like that - you're making me nervous.

This statement is correct. The construction "make + object + adjective" is used to express that something is "causing" or "eliciting" a reaction, or giving rise to a particular sentiment. If a person "makes you nervous", then they cause you to feel this emotion or sentiment. This is one of the many ways that the verb "make" is used in English!

I am pleased to make your acquaintance Mr. Harre. My name is Jimi.

This sentence is correct and uses the verb "to make" correctly. To "make somebody's acquaintance" is to formally meet them. This expression is a polite way of expressing one's pleasure at meeting someone else. "To make an acquaintance" literally describes the act of becoming "known" or "acquainted with" another person.

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