Thank you! That makes sense. I must have heard people use it incorrectly so much that the correct way sounds strange. I will use your suggested sentence as well. I appreciate your help!

Makes is the correct form of the verb, because the subject of the clause is which and the word which refers back to the act of dominating, not to France, Spain, or Austria. The sentence can be rewritten as: The domination throughout history by France, Spain, and Austria alternately over Milan makes it a city full of different cultural influences.

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Should I use make or makes in the following statement: Please explain why your experience and qualifications makes you the best candidate for this position

"Makes" is the third-person singular simple present tense of "make", so if a singular thing makes you mad, it repeatedly does so, or does so on an ongoing basis.

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In this sentence should I use make or makes? Massive scale, along with rapid growth make/makes it different.

God never make a list; or God never makes a list I think it is the first one, but I'm not too sure. Which is correct? Or are either correct depending on context? (Does this line sound correct?) What are the grammatical rules behind the answer? (What about this?)