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Antonis M. Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Makes or make?

Your disloyalty and untrustworthiness make/makes you unable to join this group.
  

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Good question. "make" would be preferable. (There are "x and y" constructions where the verb would be singular.

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  • Good question.
  • "make" would be preferable.
  • (There are "x and y" constructions where the verb would be singular.
  • )
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Good question. "make" would be preferable.

(There are "x and y" constructions where the verb would be singular. "Bread and butter is tasty".)

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make -- object is plural (disloyalty and untrustworthiness - 2 things)

* Your disloyalty and untrustworthiness make you unable (try "unqualified") to join this group.

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make = the object is plural (disloyalty and untrustworthiness - 2 things)

makes = use only when the object is singular (eg. Your disloyalty makes you unworthy to join this group.)

Therefore, sentence should be "Your disloyalty and untrustworthiness make you unable to join this group."
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Another example: "Staring and pointing at somebody is very rude"

It's when the two things joined by "and" have become one entity that the verb will be singular.

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