Grammar fix
make sense
be logical
To be clear and reasonable; to be easy to understand or explain.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Her explanation really made sense after she showed the diagram.
I think the new rule makes sense because it helps everyone stay organized.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Your plan makes a sense.
Say: Your plan makes sense.
'Make sense' — no article. ('Make a lot of sense' is fine.)
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Make sense' is the natural way to say something is logical/clear; the formal version is essay-speak.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
make sense + degree
- perfect sense
- a lot of sense
- to me
- of it