例句表达不是很规范,将这个结构换T成形式宾语就很好理解了,
Tom asked the candy maker if they could
make it easier to break the chocoalte into small pieces.这样应该能理解吧.
it就是指代to break the chocoalte into small pieces,是不是意味着make的使用方法其实没变You are right！