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

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Possible agreement error: plural noun + singular verb
Message: You should probably use <suggestion>\6</suggestion>.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Many users in Asia wants to learn English.
    Correction suggestion: want
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The children of American soldiers staying in Japan and Japanese women were...
  • The families of flowering plants
  • Any workarounds while Steve works on a fix?
  • Your suggestions while Mike works on a fix are welcome.
  • The prices of corporate bonds rose.
  • My children like licorice sticks.
  • The names of fruit trees usually end in -era, a suffix derived from Latin -ARIA and they are usually feminine: She wore a red cheongsam.
  • This terms of business contains a Schedule 3 (LIFFE terms) and 7.3 of that Schedule will apply to all other exchanges per 3.3 on page 3 of the terms of business.
  • The tinkles of sleigh bells among the snowy hills came like elfin chimes through the frosty air.
  • My friends at Fantasy Sports Publications and Draftsharks.com are putting it on and I gotta say I think it's going to be very cool.
ID: AGREEMENT_SENT_START [3]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-13 22:33:10 +0100)