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24 Sep 2021, 06:00
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One of the museums that makes up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is Ice House Museum
A. makes up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
B. make up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa are
C. make up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
D. makes up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa are
E. make the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
A. makes up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
B. make up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa are
C. make up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
D. makes up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa are
E. make the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
26 Sep 2021, 06:00
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
One of the museums that makes up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is Ice House Museum.
A. makes up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The relative clause that makes up the Cedar falls Historical Society in Iowa describes the noun that appears immediately before it, namely, museums. Since museums is plural, the verb that follows it also needs to be plural. However, makes is singular.
What helps us identify this question as a Relative Clause question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- one of the + plural noun + who/which/that
Whenever you see this Stop Sign, make sure that the following verb is plural.
B. make up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa are
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the original Relative Clause mistake, it creates a new grammatical mistake. The singular subject One of the museums does not agree with the plural verb are.
The following Stop Signs help us identify this mistake:
- - A subject in the form of X of Y
- A long distance between the subject and the verb
The X of Y subject is One of the museums. In the case of an X of Y subject, the verb should agree with X - One. One is singular, so the verb should also be singular. However, the verb are is plural.
C. make up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
This answer choice corrects the Relative Clause mistake in the original question by changing the singular verb makes to the plural verb make.
What helps us identify this question as a Relative Clause question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- one of the + plural noun + who/which/that
Whenever you see this Stop Sign, make sure that the following verb is plural.
D. makes up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa are
Incorrect.
This answer choice repeats the original Relative clause mistake. The relative clause that makes up the Cedar falls Historical Society in Iowa describes the noun that appears immediately before it, namely, museums. Since museums is plural, the verb that follows it also needs to be plural. However, makes is singular.
In addition, this answer choice creates a new grammatical mistake: the singular subject One of the museums does not agree with the plural verb are.
The following Stop Signs help us identify this mistake:
- - A subject in the form of X of Y
- A long distance between the subject and the verb
The X of Y subject is One of the museums. In the case of an X of Y subject, the verb should agree with X - One. One is singular, so the verb should also be singular. However, the verb are is plural.
E. make the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the original Relative Clause mistake by changing the singular verb makes to the plural verb make, the omission of the word up changes the meaning of the original sentence. To make something and to make up something are not the same.
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One of the museums that makes up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is Ice House Museum
A. makes up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
Wrong. Singular verb "makes" is used to describe the plural noun "museums".
B. make up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa are
Wrong. Plural verb "are" is used to describe the singular noun "Ice House Museum".
C. make up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
Correct. This option fixes both the errors seen in options A and B.
D. makes up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa are
Wrong. This option has both the errors of options A and B.
E. make the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
Wrong. Use of "make" conveys an unintended and illogical meaning by suggesting that "Ice House Museum" made the "Cedar Falls Historical Society". "Make up" is the appropriate usage in this context of the sentence since it explains that the "Ice House Museum" is one of the different things that the "Cedar Falls Historical Society" consists of.
A. makes up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
Wrong. Singular verb "makes" is used to describe the plural noun "museums".
B. make up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa are
Wrong. Plural verb "are" is used to describe the singular noun "Ice House Museum".
C. make up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
Correct. This option fixes both the errors seen in options A and B.
D. makes up the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa are
Wrong. This option has both the errors of options A and B.
E. make the Cedar Falls Historical Society in Iowa is
Wrong. Use of "make" conveys an unintended and illogical meaning by suggesting that "Ice House Museum" made the "Cedar Falls Historical Society". "Make up" is the appropriate usage in this context of the sentence since it explains that the "Ice House Museum" is one of the different things that the "Cedar Falls Historical Society" consists of.
