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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
subject verb agreement :make or makes
in the next sentence, which is right, make or makes?
Not only beauty but also health makes people interested in losing weight.
Not only beauty but also health makes people interested in losing weight.
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but also works like or: singular verb, unless the second term is plural: Not only beauty but also health makes people interested in losing weight. Not only my wife but also my children make me go to the gym .
- but also works like or: singular verb, unless the second term is plural: Not only beauty but also health makes people interested in losing weight.
- Not only my wife but also my children make me go to the gym .
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Not only...but also works like or: singular verb, unless the second term is plural:
Not only beauty but also health makes people interested in losing weight.
Not only my wife but also my children make me go to the gym.
Not only beauty but also health makes people interested in losing weight.
Not only my wife but also my children make me go to the gym.
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Anonymousin the next sentence, which is right, make or makes?It's simple really, the "not only, but also..." changes nothing. The main statement is "health makes people interested in..."
Not only beauty but also health makes people interested in losing weight.
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