Now that we've figured out how to unscramble words with wordsmith.com, how disappointing . . . or funny . . . it was to get this clue for a vocab word:
"Features that makes it unique."
Nice grammar. (They say not to use sarcasm in writing, but hopefully you got it.)
I suppose the answer is physical, as in physical features?
Sure glad I'm not in sixth grade.
3 comments:
I've always wondered about this. It's much like the bumper sticker "Trees are the answer". If answer is the subject of the sentence shouldn't the statement read "Trees is the answer", as in, the answer is trees? If makes refers to the features then it should be make, but if makes refers to it wouldn't it be correct as is? I'm still struggling with this one.
Ah, let's play. Here are some correct sentences with the same basic words:
Features make it unique.
It makes features unique.
The feature is unique.
Unique are the features.(In this case, the subject is still the features.)
Unique is the feature
Features are unique.
I am unique.
Unique am I.
I do believe that trees are the answer, but it is a unique answer.
You have to look at the plurality of the subject in order to determine the correct predicate (or verb related to the subject).
I highly recommend going to the following website to get more info (I'm sure there are more--this were just the first good one I saw.)
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/CliffsReviewTopic/SubjectPredicate-Agreement.topicArticleId-29011,articleId-28974.html
Now, I don't claim to be an expert on grammar--it's been a number of years since I was an editor.
Also, be sure to scroll down in my blog and see if you can unscramble the clues to Anika's sixth grade vocabulary.
LOL-add a period to one of those sentences.
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