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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 \5?
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.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: AUXILIARY_DO_WITH_INCORRECT_VERB_FORM [3]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-21 11:28:37 +0200)