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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: Please check whether 'Both' should be followed by a plural form.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Both element are red.
    Correction suggestion: elements
  • Both child love my mother.
    Correction suggestion: children
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Both aircraft crashed.
  • My parents are both fine.
  • Both Fresnel and Stokes' theories were popular.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: AGREEMENT_SENT_START [40]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-19 22:33:07 +0200)