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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

sentences check

Could someone please check I've used the words in italics correctly?

Thanks.

1) The elements that make up this theory are to be discussed

(Here I think it should be 'make' as apposed to 'makes')

2) The key element that makes up this theory is to be discussed

(Here I think 'makes')
  

Top answer

Very good! Elements ... make; element ...

  • Very good!
  • Elements ...
  • make; element ...
  • makes In English there is never a distinction between a singular and a plural relative pronoun, in other words that is correct in both sentences.
  • CB
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Very good! Elements ... make; element ... makes
In English there is never a distinction between a singular and a plural relative pronoun, in other words that is correct in both sentences.

CB
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I'm with CB, both of your setences are perfectly fine.

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