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Nakool Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Make vs makes

Twice twelve makes twenty four.

My book says:- it should be 'make'

Why not 'makes'?
  

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Nakool Why not 'makes'? In that format, only 'makes' sound natural to me, just as 'is' does in 'twice twelve is 24'. There are several ways of saying mathematical operations and generally, both singular and plural verbs are in use, though I think that the singular dominates.

— Mister Micawber

  • Nakool Why not 'makes'?
  • In that format, only 'makes' sound natural to me, just as 'is' does in 'twice twelve is 24'.
  • There are several ways of saying mathematical operations and generally, both singular and plural verbs are in use, though I think that the singular dominates.
  • It usually depends on whether the speaker is thinking of the numbers or the mathematical operation, but in other cases it seems to depend on grammar concepts.
  • 6 times 7 is 42.
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NakoolWhy not 'makes'?
In that format, only 'makes' sound natural to me, just as 'is' does in 'twice twelve is 24'.

There are several ways of saying mathematical operations and generally, both singular and plural verbs are in use, though I think that the singular dominates. It usually depends on whether the speaker is thinking of the numbers or the m
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