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Rule "does ... 3rd person verb"

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Description:	does ... 3rd person verb
Message:	Did you mean \3? As 'do' is already inflected, the verb cannot also be inflected.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-forms-of-do/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	He does not has expertise about that. Correction suggestion: have Does anybody has an idea about that? Correction suggestion: have
Correct sentences for comparison:	He does not have expertise about that. Does anybody have an idea about that? An algorithm that does so is usually considered invalid. What it does: increases rate of gain and improves feed efficiency. Does Lincoln Mills suggest that if Congress granted jurisdiction over interstate divorce cases, the federal courts would be authorized to fashion a national law for the dissolution of marriages? Everyone also who does what is just (righteous) has been born of him. It seems like as technologies emerge, I love to jump on the bandwagon around the end of the early adopters phase -- and then it either does or doesn't integrate well with my life. The only reason Bobby does it is because he knows I would SMACK him if he didn't. What he does here is not relevant. He who fights may lose, but he who doesn't has already lost.
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ID:	DOES_X_HAS [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)

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