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John liao Posted 12 years ago
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That makes it sound very simple.
That makes it sound very simple
or That makes it sounds very simple?
It seemed if "It sounds very simple" stand as a whole sentence, "sound" must be singular, why here "sound" is not "sounds"?
or That makes it sounds very simple?
It seemed if "It sounds very simple" stand as a whole sentence, "sound" must be singular, why here "sound" is not "sounds"?
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john liao why here "sound" is not "sounds"? Because it's connected to "makes". There are several cases in English where verbs connect to other verbs.
- john liao why here "sound" is not "sounds"?
- Because it's connected to "makes".
- There are several cases in English where verbs connect to other verbs.
- These are called catenative structures.
- The second verb is not necessarily in the same form as the first.
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john liaowhy here "sound" is not "sounds"?Because it's connected to "makes". There are several cases in English where verbs connect to other verbs. These are called catenative structures. The second verb is not necessarily in the same form as the first. In fact, it is frequently just the plain form.
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