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Faisalkhan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct and why?

Five and five makes/make ten.
Five and five makes/make twenty five.

Two and two makes/make four.

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I'm more used to the verb "is" being used in such sentences. I don't know about other varieties of English. , Five and five is ten.

  • I'm more used to the verb "is" being used in such sentences.
  • I don't know about other varieties of English.
  • , Five and five is ten.
  • faisalkhan Five and five makes/make twenty five.
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I'm more used to the verb "is" being used in such sentences. I don't know about other varieties of English.

e.g.,
Five and five is ten.
faisalkhanFive and five makes/make twenty five.
Don't use that unless you're playing some kind of multiplication game, and even then it would be clearer to use "times" or "by" instead of "and."
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faisalkhanFive and five makes/make ten. Two and two makes/make four.
Both are common; it is a matter of whether the speaker is thinking of the quantities or the operation.
faisalkhanFive and five makes/make twenty five.
Yes; don't do that. 'And' means addition.
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In fact, these lines are from a grammar test. I need to know the rules behind it. The teacher said:

For multiplication, singular form is correct.
Four and four makes sixteen.
For addition, plural form is correct.
Four and four make eight.

Moreover, two and two makes four is also correct.

What is your opinion about the rule?

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faisalkhanThe teacher said:For multiplication, singular form is correct.Four and four makes sixteen.
That is not correct in BrE or AmE.
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How about it? Another teacher said this rule.

If the numbers are same, then we need to add s
If the numbers are different, then we don't need to add s
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That is equally incorrect.
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Tow and five make/ makes seven

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