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Rule "punctuation + plural noun + singular verb"

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Description: punctuation + plural noun + singular verb
Message: "\4" is a plural noun. It appears that the verb form is incorrect.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Subject to what happens today, the systems seems to be operating correctly.
    Correction suggestion: seem
  • As you can see in #infra-monitoring, many Postgres errors appears all day long.
    Correction suggestion: appear
  • 2007 – The Kahtaniya bombings kills at least 796 people.
    Correction suggestion: kill
  • Subject to what happens today, three systems seems to be operating correctly.
    Correction suggestion: seem
  • The clipboard is only changed if the contents contains a valid file path.
    Correction suggestion: contain
  • As a matter of fact, the systems takes 3 seconds to boot.
    Correction suggestion: take
  • Oh, those physical struggles sounds terrible.
    Correction suggestion: sound
  • Subject to what happens today, the systems has been operating correctly.
    Correction suggestion: have
  • Subject to what happens today, the systems is going to operate correctly.
    Correction suggestion: are
  • It is good although the features has changed.
    Correction suggestion: have
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • As I stated, the assets is a single gathering system and associated contracts.
  • But when it's at 10,000, 100 points is just 1 percent.
  • As I stated, the assets is a single gathering system and associated contracts.
  • In the Iliad, the word ares is used as a common noun synonymous with "battle."
  • As a consequence of the Supreme Court decisions, the United States has since made a distinction between incorporated and unincorporated territories.
  • However, the Cayman Islands still participates in some international organisations
  • In fact, the PIS consistently fails to recognize the creation of an additional Socal competitive trading point, the Socal citygate.
  • For large arrays that are a power of 2, the savings is about two iterations.
  • * Two ST hubs equates to two locations.
  • Williams has all the maps and diagrams including volumes they need, all Williams wants is training on the day to day Nominations
  • BT, the attached shows deals done since April 1, 01.
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ID: PCT_PLURAL_NOUN_SINGULAR_VERB_AGREEMENT [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-09 22:33:07 +0200)