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- Should I use make or makes in the following statement?
Should I use make or makes in the following statement: Please explain why your experience and qualifications makes you the best candidate for this position
- tense - Do I use makes or make in this sentence? - English Language . . .
Thank you! That makes sense I must have heard people use it incorrectly so much that the correct way sounds strange I will use your suggested sentence as well I appreciate your help!
- grammatical number - Is it makes or make in this sentence . . .
Makes is the correct form of the verb, because the subject of the clause is which and the word which refers back to the act of dominating, not to France, Spain, or Austria The sentence can be rewritten as: The domination throughout history by France, Spain, and Austria alternately over Milan makes it a city full of different cultural influences
- singular vs plural - Make or Makes within a sentence? - English . . .
The formal and traditional answer is makes, because the subject is the singular noun phrase receiving homemade cupcakes In actual speech, and even sometimes in writing, many people say make, under the influence of the more recent plural noun cupcakes I would recommend saying makes, but be prepared to hear make
- Should I use make or makes? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
"Makes" is the third-person singular simple present tense of "make", so if a singular thing makes you mad, it repeatedly does so, or does so on an ongoing basis
- Make or Makes for - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
To make for is an idiom with several different meanings In the context of this question, the approximate meaning is 'to produce', 'to represent' or 'to constitute': Raw earthworms make for grim eating = Raw earthworms represent an unpleasant kind of food Dobermans make for great guard dogs = Dobermans have the qualities needed to make them great guard dogs Sowing camomile in your lawn makes
- grammaticality - Is it make or makes in this sentence? - English . . .
The subject must agree in number with its verb This is the rule to be applied while deciding what to opt for Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural But, This is a case of a compound sentence (means made up of two or more parts Two or more words can be compounded or linked by joining them with any of three words
- What makes. . . and Why is. . . : How different are they?
What makes is asking what thing, condition or feature that is present Why is is asking for a reason, cause or condition behind the observation Both serve the same general meaning, as both are not asking for an accurate or specific explanation Answers are probably not going to reflect the specific meaning of that difference: so it is probably
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