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Is this sentence structure correct and usable:

Making ... into ...

Or must I use the word converting rather than making?

An example could be:

Making sunlight into electricity is an easy task for a solar cell.

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Converting sunlight into electricity is an easy task for a solar cell is most commonly used since solar panels convert the sun's rays into electricity by exciting electrons in silicon cells using the photons of light from the sun.

  • The verb convert means to change in form, function or shape. The verb make means to cause, exist, or bring out. Also, you can use the verb turn: Turning sunlight into electricity is an easy task for a solar cell
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  • So, to summarize, please correct me in this: I can say "Making electricity from sunlight is..." similarly to saying "Creating electricity from sunlight is..." but not "Making sunlight into electricity is...", which should rather be "Converting sunlight into electricity is..." or "Turning sunlight into electricity is..."?
    – Steeven
    Commented Sep 6, 2017 at 7:34
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    For me, the last one converting... into is more common used than turning..into. I read so many articles about how to produce electricity by solar cells and most of them use Converting.... into. The second one which is about *making or creating * I have no idea about that. It may depend on the context.
    – user61367
    Commented Sep 6, 2017 at 15:50

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