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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: It seems that the correct verb form here is <suggestion>\7</suggestion>.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Grammatical errors always makes your text look bad.
    Correction suggestion: make
  • Normally Grammatical errors always makes your text look bad.
    Correction suggestion: make
  • Heat rates has no impact on numbers.
    Correction suggestion: have
  • Additional resources does not solve the problem and in itself is limiting.
    Correction suggestion: do
  • Limited payments really hurts the credibility and effectiveness of the programs we have all worked so hard to develop.
    Correction suggestion: hurt
  • Bell hooks doesn't preclude the use of other types of hooks.
    Correction suggestion: do
  • Industry sources forecasts a 70,000 to 80,000 head run for Saturday slaughter.
    Correction suggestion: forecast
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Unaggregated data is collected.
  • Star Wars approves.
  • Soft Tabs is on.
  • Writing books is hard.
  • Training legs is necessary.
  • My horse likes apples.
  • Caesium forms alloys with the other alkali metals, as well as with gold, and amalgams with mercury.
  • Tom answers then says, "Who is responsible for this"?
  • Grammatical errors not makes your text easy to read.
  • bell hooks doesn't capitalise her pen name.
  • Bell hooks doesn't the correct type; you need claw hooks.
ID: AGREEMENT_SENT_START_2 [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-13 22:33:10 +0100)