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JAMB Use of English 1993 Question 84

Question 84

Concord

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option: The vermin on his body ________ hideous

  1. A.makes the lunatic look
  2. B.make the lunatic look
  3. C.makes the lunatic to look
  4. D.make the lunatic to look
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (makes the lunatic look)

Explanation

'Vermin' is treated here as a singular mass, so 'makes'; after 'make' we use the bare infinitive 'look', not 'to look'.