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Rule "don't ... 3rd person verb"

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Description: don't ... 3rd person verb
Message: Did you mean \3?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I do not needs help with that.
    Correction suggestion: need
  • You do not has a bicycle?
    Correction suggestion: have
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I do not need help with that.
  • You do not have a bicycle?
  • ... and that they do not is because nobody cares.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: DONT_NEEDS [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-23 22:33:07 +0200)