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Rule "Agreement error: Non-third person/past tense verb with 'he/she/it' or a pronoun"

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Description: Agreement error: Non-third person/past tense verb with 'he/she/it' or a pronoun
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Message: The pronoun '\2' is usually used with a third-person or a past tense verb.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He don't like fish.
    Correction suggestion: doesn't, didn't
  • At her party, everybody don't like the music.
    Correction suggestion: doesn't, didn't
  • At my party, nobody don't like the music.
    Correction suggestion: doesn't, didn't
  • It don't work correctly.
    Correction suggestion: doesn't, didn't
  • He really don't like it.
    Correction suggestion: doesn't, didn't
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He doesn't like fish.
  • She didn't like fish when she was young, but she likes it now.
  • He really doesn't like it.
  • He really didn't like it.
  • If we expect the negative, we will usually receive it so don't listen to the world's negative talk.
  • I don't like it therefore don't expect me to buy it.
  • They don't know about it thus don't listen to them.
  • She doesn't know anyone therefore don't expect her to go to the party.
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ID: HE_VERB_AGR [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-19 22:33:07 +0200)