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Rule "Agreement: Mass/singular noun + non-third-person verb"

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Description: Agreement: Mass/singular noun + non-third-person verb
Message: Possible agreement error - use third-person verb forms for singular and mass nouns.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She wants to know whether this room, for example, are big enough.
    Correction suggestion: is
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ID: MASS_AGREEMENT [10]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)