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Rule "Agreement: 'I is / you is / ... '"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Agreement: 'I is / you is / ... '
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>am</suggestion> or <suggestion>ate</suggestion>?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/forms-of-to-be/#forms-of-the-verb-%E2%80%9Cto-be%E2%80%9D
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I are at the restaurant.
    Correction suggestion: am, ate
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Tom and I are quicker than you are.
  • Right now my youngest and I are taking a Netflix break from studying.
  • Neither you nor I are mistaken.
  • Tom and I still aren't planning to do that.
ID: PERS_PRONOUN_AGREEMENT [3]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)