collider: The Director of 'How to Make a Killing' Also Directed Aubrey Plaza’s Best Performance The Director of 'How to Make a Killing' Also Directed Aubrey Plaza’s Best Performance TheWrap on MSN: 'Kevin' Is Aubrey Plaza's Most Personal Project Yet - It Didn't Start That Way Aubrey Plaza once morphed into a cat during an appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," so it probably shouldn't come as a surprise that her new series "Kevin," which centers on a cat, is ... 'Kevin' Is Aubrey Plaza's Most Personal Project Yet - It Didn't Start That Way People on MSN: John Waters wants to direct an adaptation of his novel “Liarmouth” with Aubrey Plaza, but says 'nobody will give us the money' John Waters wants to direct an adaptation of his novel “Liarmouth” with Aubrey Plaza, but says 'nobody will give us the money' Yahoo: ‘Kevin’ Is Aubrey Plaza’s Most Personal Project Yet – It Didn’t Start That Way Aubrey Plaza and Joe Wengert break down how "Kevin" came together and became the "most personal project" Plaza's ever done ... ‘Kevin’ Is Aubrey Plaza’s Most Personal Project Yet – It Didn’t Start That Way 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 The formal and traditional answer is makes, because the subject is the singular noun phrase receiving homemade cupcakes.

Understanding the Context

In actual speech, and even sometimes in writing, many people say make, under the influence of the more recent plural noun cupcakes. I would recommend saying makes, but be prepared to hear make.