Expressions(please) Hi, there Can you use "make" in these sentences: A: It has been four weeks since he left"... B: No, today makes (it) five." "Put another bagel in the bag and make(it) ten" Th

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Expressions(please) Hi, there Can you use "make" in these sentences: A: It has been four weeks since he left"... B: No, today makes (it) five." "Put another bagel in the bag and make(it) ten" Thank you!!

Nov 18, 2017 11:57 PM

Answers · 6

They both seem okay to me. I wouldn't say the second sentence that way, but you can. I could imagine a situation where I'd say "I've changed my mind. Make it 10 bagels." The person knows that the 10th bagel needs to go in the bag with the other bagels, so there's no need to state it.

November 19, 2017