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Nocy Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
S-V agreement, make/makes ?
0 It's the active decision to get better and 02 br
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00 the number of hours you push yourself to improve that 01 b 00 make 02 b 00 the difference. 02 br
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00 It's from my TOEFL book. 02 br
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00 Is it grammatically right? I think the number is subject so 01 b 00 makes 02 b 00 should be written. 02 br
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00 what's wrong with me? 02 br
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00 the number of hours you push yourself to improve that 01 b 00 make 02 b 00 the difference. 02 br
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00 It's from my TOEFL book. 02 br
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00 Is it grammatically right? I think the number is subject so 01 b 00 makes 02 b 00 should be written. 02 br
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00 what's wrong with me? 02 br
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" You have a compound subject. 01 i 00 It's determination 01 b 01 u 00 and 02 u 02 b 00 work that make the difference. 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 Now if you were to ask me why "it" is singular, I'd have to pass.
- " You have a compound subject.
- 01 i 00 It's determination 01 b 01 u 00 and 02 u 02 b 00 work that make the difference.
- 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 Now if you were to ask me why "it" is singular, I'd have to pass.
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0 Hi nocy, 02 br
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00 Perhaps you're overlooking the word "and." You have a compound subject. 01 i 00 It's determination 01 b 01 u 00 and 02 u 02 b 00 work that make the difference. Determination and work 01 b 01 u 00 are 02 u 02 b 00 important. 02 i 02 br
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00 Now if you were to ask me
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00 Perhaps you're overlooking the word "and." You have a compound subject. 01 i 00 It's determination 01 b 01 u 00 and 02 u 02 b 00 work that make the difference. Determination and work 01 b 01 u 00 are 02 u 02 b 00 important. 02 i 02 br
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00 Now if you were to ask me
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0 Thank you for replying 05 0 02 br
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00 You mean " it is ~ that ~ " structure, which is like "it is she that wants to go to the university," right? 010id 1
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00 You mean " it is ~ that ~ " structure, which is like "it is she that wants to go to the university," right? 010id 1
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0 It's the active decision to get better 01 b 00 01 font 00 and 02 font 02 b 00 the number of hours you push yourself to improve that 01 b 00 make 02 b 00 the difference. 02 br
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00 Because of 01 b 00 'and' 02 b 00 a plural verb ('make') is required. 0-
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00 Because of 01 b 00 'and' 02 b 00 a plural verb ('make') is required. 0-
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01 cite 10 nocy 12 cite 10 You mean " it is ~ that ~ " structure, which is like "it is she that wants to go to the university," right? 12 blockquote10 Right, except it was an obvious plural - 01 i 00 It's the impurities in our air 02 i 00 01 i 00 and water that are doing this. 02 i 00 The ques
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