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Are they the same? 'The monkey has magic. It can make 72 changes in/to his shape.' Thanks

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If you are talking about "Monkey King", you should rewrite the sentence as "Monkey posseses magical powers and is well versed in the Seventy-Two Transformations". Notice "Monkey" is capitalized. It is not just any ordinary monkey but a particular/specific one. Also "Seventy-Two Transformations" is also capitalized. It refers to a specific magical skill. The other skill Monkey posseses is the Cloud-Somerasault technique of travelling huge distances in one single leap. The English has a similar phrase, "wearing Seven-League Boots" but very slow compared to Monkey's mode of travel if distances are taken literally.
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Are you trying to say that the monkey has the power to change his shape ? If so, it would be better to say "The monkey has magic. He's able to morph (change) in 72 different forms"
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These are a little bit different, and I'm not certain which you mean. The monkey has magic, he can make 72 changes to his shape. - This means he could, for example, change the shape of his eyes. Instead, he might change the shape of his arms. Together, that is 2 different changes. The monkey has magic, he can change into 72 different shapes (or forms, as Matthew said). - This would mean he could, for example, change into a dog. Instead, he might change into a bird.

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