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Rule "Agreement error: Non-third person/past tense verb with 'he/she/it' or a pronoun"

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Description: Agreement error: Non-third person/past tense verb with 'he/she/it' or a pronoun
Message: The singular proper name '\3' must be used with \2.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Have Mary bought a ticket?
    Correction suggestion: Has
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Has Jack done this?
  • Are NASA images really taken from space?
  • Are Adrian and John related to each other?
  • Have Mary or John been to Darmstadt?
  • Have Mary & Jane finished the work?
  • Are NASA publicity test images really taken from space?
  • Have Faith in God.
  • Are Kabyle dresses expensive?
  • Have Tom report to me immediately.
  • Are Amelia Weer and Peter a couple?
  • Have US export restrictions catalysed a new wave of investment in self-sufficiency?
  • Are Jean's relations based on yours?
  • Are Algeria's economic reforms destined to fail?
  • Have Tommy Cutrer, Joe Osler and Greg Renz write statements about what they said during their visit.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: HE_VERB_AGR [7]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)