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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 are or were.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Cars is useful.
    Correction suggestion: are, were
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Gambling is forbidden
  • Windows is a type of computer operating system.
  • Asteroids was so popular that video arcade operators sometimes ...
  • Measles was eliminated in the U.S. 19 years ago.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: AGREEMENT_SENT_START [42]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-19 22:33:07 +0200)