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

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Description:	Agreement: 'I is / you is / ... '
Message:	Use a second-person verb with 'you'.
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:	You is too old for that. Correction suggestion: are, were Me and you is too old for that. Correction suggestion: are, were
Correct sentences for comparison:	The important thing for you is not how much you know. I as well as you am to blame. Wherever you live is the best place. The API you provided me is fully working. You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band. The glass fronted building before you is the rose garden.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	PERS_PRONOUN_AGREEMENT [7]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-02 22:33:08 +0200)

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