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Rule "do you sings (sing)"

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Description: do you sings (sing)
Message: After the auxiliary verb 'do', use the base form of the main verb. Did you mean \5?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/verbtodo.html
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Do you tried this?
    Correction suggestion: try
  • What does manipulations means?
    Correction suggestion: mean
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Does it hurt?
  • Do all plants carry out photosynthesis?
  • Will Durant wrote an article.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: DO_VBZ [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)