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Rule "Do (Does) anyone know what to do?"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Do (Does) anyone know what to do?
Message: Subject-verb agreement error detected.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-forms-of-do/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Do anything happen if I click it?
    Correction suggestion: Does
  • Do anyone know what I have to do?
    Correction suggestion: Does
  • Hey, this simply doesn't work for me, do anyone have the same problem?
    Correction suggestion: does
  • Do something have to happen before we can continue?
    Correction suggestion: Does
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Complain and do nothing like your pal Elijah?
  • How can you just stand there and do nothing while your countrymen are slaughtered?
  • ...le playing and do something like...
  • ...st run off and do something like...
  • ...to get out and do something like...
  • Did I say or do something wrong?
ID: DO_NOTHING [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)