What Makes Elizabeth Huberdeau’s Fiction Different From Others

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

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To make for is an idiom with several different meanings. In the context of this question, the approximate meaning is 'to produce', 'to represent' or 'to constitute': Raw earthworms make for grim eating = Raw earthworms represent an unpleasant kind of food Dobermans make for great guard dogs = Dobermans have the qualities needed to make them great guard dogs Sowing camomile in your lawn makes ...

What Makes Elizabeth Huberdeau’s Fiction Different From Others 2

Are the expressions "This doesn't make sense" and "This makes no sense" equivalents? If not, what's the difference?

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