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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
Message: The singular proper name '\4' must be used with \3.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • When have Mary bought a ticket?
    Correction suggestion: has
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Why has Mary done this?
  • Which are Taro's?
  • Why are Tom and I being asked to go back to Australia?
  • What are Simon and his girlfriend doing?
  • How are Victor and Carl related?
  • Why have Janet and John gone to Hull?
  • What are TCS competitors?
  • How are Theodore and Jimbo related?
  • What are Albert’s options?
  • What are Polonius’ options?
  • Why have Albert’s real options been restricted?
  • How have Polonius’ important tests been compromised?
  • What are Polonius' and King Claudius' plans for spying?
  • What are Polonius' and King Claudius' usual plans for spying?
  • What have Polonius' and the team's plans for spying got to do with me?
  • How have Polonius and the team's unnecessary tests helped us?
  • How are DNA sequence and DNA material working?
  • How are Chris Evans & Jennifer Aniston?
  • How are DNA test sequences important?
  • What are Disney's most successful movies?
  • What are Mr. Schwarzenegger's most successful movies?
  • Why are Tom's clothes dirty?
  • How are Chris John Jones & Jennifer Aniston related?
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: HE_VERB_AGR [9]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)