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

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	Agreement error: Non-third person/past tense verb with 'he/she/it' or a pronoun
	By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool
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.
ID:	HE_VERB_AGR [2]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)

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