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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: You should probably use \5.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-subject-verb-agreement/#4-collective-nouns-can-be-singular-or-plural
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The dogs barks loudly.
    Correction suggestion: bark
  • Her decisions has affected all our lives.
    Correction suggestion: have
  • The chupacabras has been featured in films such as Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico and in independent film productions including Chupacabra: Dark Seas, starring John Rhys-Davies; and Guns of El Chupacabra, starring Scott Shaw.
    Correction suggestion: have
  • And the suggestions doesn't work with all of them.
    Correction suggestion: do
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The dogs are released.
  • The dog is released.
  • The media has a lot of influence on the outcome of an election.
  • The Times gathers information from fictitious business name filings with the counties; not all listings are new businesses.
  • This guys works for the US Sales VP, our contact at Samsung.
  • 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.
  • This makes tests based on Fermat's Little Theorem risky.
  • No Campaigns means no quests.
  • The keys issues is still the price, which will probably be revised in accordance to the results of the auction.
  • These days parents spend most of their time running their kids around from one activity to the next.
  • Since the Devils Towers project exists in a prolific active deepwater reserve area and this area has little developed infrastructure, this project is strategic and creates a very relevant and marketable infrastructure position.
  • The sports feeds analyzed from yesterday.
  • The Trades Disputes Act 1927 was repealed, and a Dock Labour Scheme was introduced in 1947 to put an end to the casual system of hiring labour in the docks.
  • The Artists Rights Society is the U.S. copyright representative for the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts for all Warhol works with the exception of Warhol film stills.
  • The GIS provides you a vehicle to use in updating your personal information including your phone extension, office location, home address, current job responsibilities, as well as, existing skills and educational background.
  • Each NETS represents ownership of 21 Optical Equipment companies in varying share amounts.
  • The derivatives markets in Asia have undergone dramatic changes over the last few years.
  • The derivatives markets across Asia continue to develop in terms of maturity and complexity.
  • Some futures prices for this summer delivery in the West have been more than $400 per megawatt hour.
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ID: AGREEMENT_SENT_START [1]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)