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Rule "After auxiliary 'do', use the base form of a verb"

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Description:	After auxiliary 'do', use the base form of a verb
Message:	After the auxiliary verb 'do', use the base form of a verb. Did you mean <suggestion>\5</suggestion>?
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/how-do-you-use-the-verb-do-in-english
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	… the devices which do not required the modification. Correction suggestion: require Devices that do not usually required the modification... Correction suggestion: require … light bulbs and switches that do not required the modification. Correction suggestion: require
Correct sentences for comparison:	… the devices which do not require the modification. Most units had the modification, and those that did not required further analysis before we could complete the modification.
ID:	AUXILIARY_DO_WITH_INCORRECT_VERB_FORM [3]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)

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