I saw 2 lines with the same meaning on two different bags. Which one is appropriate?
This bag is made from recycled fabric.
This bag is made of recycled fabric.
**********NOT a teacher **********
Hello, Wannaknow.
(1) This confuses me, too.
(2) I try to follow two good sources:
(a) Mr. Michael Swan's popular
Practical English Usage:
(i) Use
made of if you can identify the material (
things made of
plastic).
(ii) Use
made from when it has a completely different form
(
Paper is made from wood; wine is made from blackberries).
(b) Mr. L.G. Alexander's Longman English Grammar:
(i) Use
made of/made out of when we can "actually recognize the
material" (
made of wood, iron, solid wood).
(ii) Use
made from when the ingredient is not immediately obvious
(
Beer is made from hops).
(3) In your sentence, the bag is made ____ recycled fabric. If you think
that you can immediately recognize the recycled fabric, then use
of; if
you think that the recycled fabric is not immediately recognizable, then
use
from.
(a) I think that I know the answer, but I am not 100% sure. So I will
not give it, because I do not want to give you the wrong answer. What
do you think? What do other posters think?
THANK YOU
