- hundred years make a century
- a hundred years make a century
- a hundred years makes a century
- hundred years makes a century
Having taken into account the entry hundred as to the links below, would you please tell me which one is correct? and, would you please show me a source that is authoritative in order to support your evidence?
Common Mistakes in English NOTE this is a huge PDF and may download to your computer
How to Learn Flawless English on Google Books.
Best Answer
You cannot omit the article here, so sentences 1 and 4 are incorrect. The choice of whether you use the plural verb form or the singular is up to you. If you want to stress the fact that it is a hundred years, you use the plural. If you don't particularly want to stress the hundred, you use a singular verb form.