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Rule "Possible agreement error: plural noun + singular verb"

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Description: Possible agreement error: plural noun + singular verb
Message: Consider using the singular form after the singular determiner "\2".
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This guys works for the US Sales VP, our contact at Samsung.
    Correction suggestion: guy
  • This reports shows schematically the annual average supply movements between regions for 2000 and 2001.
    Correction suggestion: report
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The dogs are released.
  • The dog is released.
  • This follows comments made by Enron chairman Kenneth Lay in Friday's issue of Financial Times that Enron is looking to exit from its Indian venture.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: AGREEMENT_SENT_START [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)