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Rule "a fleet of ships are (is)"
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a fleet of ships are (is) |
| Message: |
Possible verb agreement error. Did you mean \4? (Some collective nouns can be treated as both singular and plural, so '\4' is not always incorrect.) |
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Grammar
(ID: GRAMMAR)
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https://languagetool.org/insights/post/collective-nouns/ |
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- Only a handful of activists are articulate in our union.
- A couple of swallows are flying overhead.
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- Laws are adopted by majority vote of members present or, if the president...
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- Technically, the proposal can be passed if four per cent of lenders are in favour of the termination notice.
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COLLECTIVE_NOUN_VERB_AGREEMENT_VBP [1]
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6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-23 22:33:07 +0200)
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