Which sentence is grammatically correct?
What are the elements in the poem that make it joyful.
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What are the elements in the poem that makes it joyful.
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closed as general reference by Matt Эллен, MετάEd, TimLymington, Mitch, jwpat7 Aug 15 '12 at 18:35
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You should probably choose which instead of what, because you have a finite set of elements to choose from.
That being said, make should be used as the plural verb for elements, which is referred to by that.
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The subject of make is the plural elements, whether you regard that as a relative pronoun or whether, like some grammarians, you don't. It follows that the verb must be plural, so make. |
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The first one. The second one could be correct if you wrote it as:
Or more simply:
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