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Messiness Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Make/makes

In the below sentence, what is acceptable - make or makes?

Find out how we can meet your consulting support needs at a price and with an approach that makes sense for your case.
  

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I think you have a "shared constituent" situtation here. at a price that makes sense and with an approach that makes sense Therefore, "at a price and with an approach that makes sense". It's like saying "each makes sense": 'the price and the approach (each) makes sense' I doubt you mean 'the price and approach (as a unit) make sense", the reason being that 'price' and 'approach' are so different that they don't suggest that a combination of the two is intended.

— CalifJim

  • I think you have a "shared constituent" situtation here.
  • at a price that makes sense and with an approach that makes sense Therefore, "at a price and with an approach that makes sense".
  • It's like saying "each makes sense": 'the price and the approach (each) makes sense' I doubt you mean 'the price and approach (as a unit) make sense", the reason being that 'price' and 'approach' are so different that they don't suggest that a combination of the two is intended.
  • Anyway, that's my opinion!
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I think you have a "shared constituent" situtation here.

at a price that makes sense

and

with an approach that makes sense

Therefore, "at a price and with an approach that makes sense".

It's like saying "each makes sense": 'the price and the approach (each) makes sense'

I doubt you mean 'the price and approach (as a unit) make sense",
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