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Rule "agreement error: auxiliary verb (do/have) and subject in questions"

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Description: agreement error: auxiliary verb (do/have) and subject in questions
Message: You should probably use does.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Do your father live in England?
    Correction suggestion: Does
  • Do the man like you?
    Correction suggestion: Does
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Do those look right?
  • Do these still have air shocks with a pump?
  • Do the zip file installation steps work for Spring Boot?
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: AGREEMENT_QUESTION [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-21 11:28:37 +0200)