Question

Which of the option(s) means the same as the given sentence?
Before he died he decided to leave all his money to a stranger.

• A. He made out his money to a stranger.
• B. He made off with his money to a stranger.
• C. He made up his money to a stranger.
• D. He made his money over to a stranger.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

The given sentence means that the subject gave all his money to a stranger. In the answer, the subject and the object remains the same. Thus, the rest of the phrase must mean 'gave all'.

Option A is incorrect. Here 'made up' means 'formed' and not 'gave'. Thus, it does not have the required meaning and is not the correct answer.

Option B is correct. In the given sentence, 'made out' means 'gave as payment'. Thus, it has the required money and indicates that the subject gave all his money to a stranger. Thus, it is correct.

Option C is incorrect. In the given sentence, the phrase 'made off with his money' means 'ran away with his money'. Since the subject did not run away with the money, it does not have the correct meaning.

Option D is incorrect. Here 'made his money over' means 'made his money new'. This does not have the correct meaning and does not make any sense. Thus, it is incorrect.