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Rule "base form after I/you/we/they"

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Description:	base form after I/you/we/they
Message:	Possible agreement error — use the base form here.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-subject-verb-agreement/#1-singular-subjects-must-go-with-singular-verbs-and-plural-subjects-with-plural-verbs
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	I really likes cats. Correction suggestion: like I does not know about it. Correction suggestion: do We just has fun. Correction suggestion: have
Correct sentences for comparison:	He secretly loves you. They seem to like you. We parents sometimes become blind. You kids must be hungry. You guys wait here. I ain't got any help. You second-guess my opinion all the time. I's been awhile since the last time I wrote.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	BASE_FORM [2]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)

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