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Rule "do (does) he have"

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Description: do (does) he have
Message: Did you mean does?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-forms-of-do/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Do she have dinner alone?
    Correction suggestion: Does
  • Do it look broken to you?
    Correction suggestion: Does
  • ... but do it usually look good or bad?
    Correction suggestion: does
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • If you do it at all, try to do it well.
  • Then please do it after school.
  • Then do it after school.
  • Do it after school.
  • You should do it before school.
  • Does Tom do it right?
  • Why don't you does it like I showed you?
  • Did the lazy politicians who were arguing about process do it right?
  • Why didn't you do it like I showed you?
  • Can we do it like Elvis?
  • Why not do it right from the start?
  • If I can learn to do it Listen, mam, I wish you'd tell him.....
  • Maybe Tom will know what to do
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: DO_HE_VERB [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-30 22:33:07 +0200)