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To make a fool of you #1 (permalink) Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:52 am   To make a fool of you
 

Test No. express/advan-1 "Animals", question 5

You shouldn't sign there I think he's about to make a monkey out of you.

(a) make a fool of you
(b) make you lose money
(c) make you feel stupid
(d) make you lose interest

Test No. express/advan-1 "Animals", answer 5

You shouldn't sign there I think he's about make a fool of you.

Correct answer: (a) make a fool of you

Your answer was: incorrect
You shouldn't sign there I think he's about make you lose money.
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I don't understand this sentence.
I thought of the following situation:

A contract needs to be signed but I was advised not to sign it, because I'd lose money.
( something I could get cheaper elsewhere )

I've always come across: "to be about to do sth"
I'm about to hit the "send button",

but here,

the "to" is omitted (he's about make a fool of you)
Michael.
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To make a fool of you #2 (permalink) Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:55 am   To make a fool of you
 

OK, i misread a part of the sentence.
the sentence is he is about to make a monkey (not money)
sorry for that.
but i definitely think that in the explanation the "to" is missing
Michael
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To make a fool of you #3 (permalink) Wed Apr 13, 2005 14:34 pm   To make a fool of you
 

Hi Michael,

Thank you for your support - you are right, we have to add the word to in the correct answer.
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Make a fool of you #4 (permalink) Sat Oct 29, 2005 15:50 pm   Make a fool of you
 

Hi Torsten
Please enlighten me more about the sentence, I still can't grabs the whole meaning.

Thanks in advance for your help
kelly
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