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gfell · Thu 10-Jan-08, 03:12 PM

This sentence is grammatically correct. "Photograph" in this instance would be a noun.

- I'd like to make a "noun".

Of course we know this is not the correct way to EXPRESS this meaning. I'm not a linguistic expert, so I can't tell you what type of error this is. I would just explain it to my students as that we never use "make" with photograph.

In Japanese, this sentence would also translate to the same as in English.

Japanese: Watashi (I) ha shasshin (photo) o torimasu (take).

Sorry I can't help out more.

Thu 10-Jan-08, 03:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
gfell Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Nationality: American Occupation: Teacher Location: Posts: 654	Re: Question re: common grammatical mistake This sentence is grammatically correct. "Photograph" in this instance would be a noun. - I'd like to make a "noun". Of course we know this is not the correct way to EXPRESS this meaning. I'm not a linguistic expert, so I can't tell you what type of error this is. I would just explain it to my students as that we never use "make" with photograph. In Japanese, this sentence would also translate to the same as in English. Japanese: Watashi (I) ha shasshin (photo) o torimasu (take). Sorry I can't help out more. __________________ English Teacher and Student Site Teach English and Study Abroad! Teaching Community at Teacher Forums ESL Teacher and Student Directory!