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Tamguatlay Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Make vs makes

Since 2004, Singapore has won the Asian Football Championship thrice. This, and it's 1998 triumph, make /makes us the only four-time winner of the tournament.

The writer uses "makes". I think he is wrong. Am I right?

Thanks.
  

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That's not the only mistake. " it's " is also wrong.

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That's not the only mistake. "it's" is also wrong.
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its 1998 triumph would not be good, either, because the speaker is thinking of himself as a native of Singapore. We know this because he speaks of 'us'.

So what do you think he should say instead of its 1998 triumph?

Clive
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Thanks, Clive.

"our" should have been used, I think.
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Note that 'thrice' is fine in some varieties of English, but is unnatural in British and American English. We say 'three times'.
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