"make" and "turn"

[Takashiro]

27. She ( ) translator after she graduated from Yokohama University.
A.grew
B.became
C.made
D.turned

The correct answer is D while I chose C.
I wonder if the indefinite article can be omitted when I use "make".
Besides, doesn't "turn" need any preposition here? Such as "into" and "to".

Thanks a lot in advance!!

[Blue_Snow]

Your answer is of course no good just because its lexical meaning is not fit there. According to that, only B or D is likely to be the correct answer. Remember that became needs an article when turned not. One more not less common example for this: Spring having come, trees turn green.

[Takashiro]

Blue Snow, "Make" means "become" in some cases. For example,
You can make a fair beater. from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Danny is such a promising boy that he can make an excellent doctor. from our English textbooks

I'm sure its meaning fits quite well.

As with your explaination, "turn green" turn + adj is of course acceptable. But you didn't notice "translator" here is a noun.

Thanks all the same.

[Alan]

Hi Takashiro,

I have to admit that I find the test questions and the 'correct' answer a little strange here:

[Haihao]

Hi Mr Takashiro,

I would give my two cents as below:

1. become/make/turn into a translator = become/make/turn into a member of the professional group: {translator 1, translator 2, ..., translator n}.
BTW, make usually takes an adjectve before the noun such as: make a good translator/wife/etc.

2. turn translator: change from a preceding state to a succeeding state in and of herself: {baby, student, babysitter, translator, ...}.
We can compare turn sth. to a hand of a clock: {8:00, 9:00, ..., 7:00} in the course of time. Thereby, a is not needed for a passing point of process.

Haihao

[Alan]

Hi,

I'm not sure if I have made my point - I can't accept 'turn translator' on its own without any indication of what has happened before. You could say this: He is an entertainer turned teacher. This is acceptable because the transition is clear that he was an entertainer and now he is a teacher.

Alan
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[Haihao]

Hi Alan,

Thank you very much for your indication and I am completely convinced with it. I would think the original fits your theory: "She (turned) translator after she graduated from Yokohama University." suggests that she had been a student in Yokohama University and was now a translator.

Regards,

Haihao

[Alan]

Hi Haihao,

You are the last person I would want to quibble with you but again I can't accept 'she turned translator' in the context above. The fact that she graduated is not relevant since it doesn't indicate what she has turned from. You could as well say 'after she got married, she turned translator'. But there I won't go on about it!

Alan
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[Haihao]

Hi Alan,

Ah, now I see what the essence is in it! Thank you so much indeed, and now I am really convinced: the sentence does lack something.

Haihao

[Takashiro]

Hi,

Thank you so much, Alan and Haihao! I can understand the sentence is weird. Anyway, "turn" is the best one, since it's grammatically correct.