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Rule "Plural verb after 'this' or 'that'"

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Description: Plural verb after 'this' or 'that'
Message: The verb '\3' is plural. Did you mean: \3? Did you use a verb instead of a noun?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • You know this sheep eat grass, don't you?
    Correction suggestion: eats
  • This write have many defects; he is careless, slow, and lazy.
    Correction suggestion: writes
  • Sometimes the garment codes do not agree, but if this agree button the garments carefully.
    Correction suggestion: agrees
  • ... but if this agree button on your buttons carefully.
    Correction suggestion: agrees
  • The city is popular, and this marketing are bad for you.
    Correction suggestion: is
  • due to the fact that this counterparty do not pass the CFTC test
    Correction suggestion: does
  • everyone is out for blood and looking to end a company that still represent the same work it did before
    Correction suggestion: represents
  • This provide parents with details about the registration process as well as a release waiver.
    Correction suggestion: provides
  • It is important that this happen within the next two weeks.
    Correction suggestion: happens
  • We continue to stress the importance that this information remain confidential.
    Correction suggestion: remains
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Certain frogs that lay eggs underground have unpigmented eggs.
  • ... blocs; other organisational tactics pioneered in this time include security culture, affinity groups and the use of ...
  • Anything that can be misunderstood will be.
  • ...t is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his field, and how to avoid them.
  • ...mptoms that are independent of the diagnosis, but that can affect the individual or the family.
  • The rooms in this hotel are really very bad at muffling sounds. I can hear my...
  • ...us quality or status: A-, A or A+, the best grade that can be assigned by teachers for students' schoolwork; A ...
  • In this temple are also deposited a great many holy gifts, craters, ...
  • Academy Awards not protected by this agreement have been sold in public auctions and private deals fo...
  • Why did this have to happen ...
  • Fred and this customer have had a falling out and the customer has decided to unwind his position and take his business elsewhere.
  • Why didn't this happen earlier?
  • I tried calling you this am but your phone rolled to someone else's voicemail.
  • Reading this how do you feel?
  • This week do you want to finish the task finally?
  • This reopen request has been marked as invalid.
  • These are very aggressive markets given the liquidity issues and regulatory uncertainty that still exist in the Eastern Interconnect.
  • A similar situation arose from the French revolution, which caused fractures in France that still exist.
  • This accept button is too large.
  • Those that struggle are often ...
  • This error and this fail are the reason.
  • Not only does this create seperational cases, ...
  • Research has found that people are more altruistic to kin than to no-kin, to friends...
  • Research has found that people are most likely to help if they recognize that a pers...
  • ...hical concepts to be presented in a concrete form that can be easily grasped, thereby fulfilling a need of huma...
  • Reasons for this include Morocco's disputed claim to portions of western A...
  • ...icant success, is a chronicle of the difficulties that can meet the urban youth.
  • This does give her the satisfaction she desires and she continue...
  • ...n-eating amoeba") is a fresh-water-native species that can be fatal to humans if introduced through the nose.
  • ...merican Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII, ;) is a character-encoding scheme originall...
  • ... similar to the related puppet animation (below), that can be manipulated to pose the figures.
  • ...nal digital skeletal structure called an armature that can be used to control the mesh with weights.
  • ...nto Apollo the highest degree of power and beauty that can be imagined.
  • ...s and movable eyelids, and most species have ears that can detect airborne or ground vibrations.
  • ...t also has a pair of short tentacles near the eye that can be extended and which have tactile and olfactory fun...
  • ...The short 100-day growing season limits the crops that can be grown, but the long sunny summer days make for pr...
  • ...undup Ready seeds allow the farmer to grow a crop that can be sprayed with glyphosate to control weeds without ...
  • There is no limit to the number of carbon atoms that can be linked together, the only limitation being that t...
  • Wheelchairs are a prosthetic devices that can be manually propelled or electrically propelled and ...
  • Other medical devices and aids that can be considered prosthetics include hearing aids, arti...
  • ...stics and performance of products are consistent, that people use the same definitions and terms, and that products...
  • ...n anatomy being the study of anatomical landmarks that can be readily seen from the contours or the surface of ...
  • ...s the beams creates an even load-bearing pressure that can last for many years depending on attrition.
  • This helps explain why the Articles of Confederation needed reforms....
  • ...nergy, and desire; it is the closest word we have that can signify both the real essence of all external things and ...
  • Many regions in this country have high incidence rates of tuberculosis and high HIV...
  • ...nd both the public and separate school systems in that city are counted in the above numbers: both of them operat...
  • Another interesting source of energy is the heat that can be recovered from radioactive waste material.
  • ...ced by the ruling party in its reporting, whether that party be left or right wing.
  • Bob is the only student that can speak Spanish in our class.
  • ... armed forces embrace several military sub-groups that can be involved in state defense when needed.
  • Setting circles are angular measurement scales that can be placed on the two main rotation axes of some tele...
  • ...f aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences that can be shared with others".
  • ...evel of creative expertise by the artist, whether this be a demonstration of technical ability, an original...
  • Pan is a monkey that can spread butter on bread.
  • ...an be considered to be any sequence of operations that can be simulated by a Turing-complete system.
  • Authors who assert this thesis include Minsky (1967), Savage (and Gurevich (2000):...
  • ...rily intended for expressing algorithms in a form that can be executed by a computer, but are often used as a w...
  • ...ut I suppose that it could do very completely all that can be rationally expected of any logical machine".
  • ...rmal definition: "...any sequence of instructions that can be obeyed by a robot, is called an algorithm" (p. 4)...
  • ...is called alta ligeantia, and those that owe this are called subditus natus;
  • Did this backpack belong to him?
  • How many subscribers does this magazine have?
  • Who does this suitcase belong to?
  • Is this fish still alive?
  • What could be done to help this species thrive?
  • Will this dictionary do?
  • Might that test suffice for now?
  • You really hate this don't you?
  • You know that sheep eat grass, don't you?
  • Not many people know that carp eat tadpoles.
  • This Sunday let's go for a drive and see where we end up.
  • Living costs this month are lower than those of last month are.
  • Don't let this discourage you from trying it again.
  • I can't afford a new car, so I'll have to make this one do.
  • Does this extend to the test?
  • What does all this add up to?
  • "Will this do now?", she asked.
  • This error and this fail are the reason...
  • I don't see this happen anymore.
  • ... but would this happen if the ...
  • ... but letting this occur was not my intention.
  • ... by making this disambiguate correctly.
  • Doesn't this belong to the new repository?
  • Shouldn't this belong to the new repository?
  • Won't this prevent errors?
  • Any suggestions on how I can achieve this are most appreciated.
  • I’ve had this happen twice now.
  • You can then use this tamper alert to set off the alarm using SHM.
  • Has anyone had this happen?
  • I had this happen to me for one of the older on/off versions.
  • ... but having this occur three times now makes me angry.
  • Now they remove this agree button on this website.
  • It happens when you hit that last submit button.
  • Hosts using that package don't block all traffic.
  • Hosts using that package do not block all traffic.
  • People evaluating this test don't always find all the errors.
  • I think this test don't always work.
  • To do this please click on any of the following URLs.
  • Michelle, can you attend this please.
  • Let's schedule this please.
  • Mark and Jim, As you analyze this please take into consideration any insurance requirements of the AEL.
  • If you have any reservation about me forwarding this please let me know.
  • This boy and this girl are very clean.
  • ... and security dollars, and that if Obey is unsuccessful in committee, he will that will be off the table.
  • The question is how much damage does this do externally.
  • We sell houses that all look the same.
  • Because of the lack of notice, the six days of rolling blackouts so far this year have led to pileups at intersections suddenly left without stoplights, people trapped in elevators, and losses caused by stopped production lines.
  • This confirm reflect only the volumes related to Package Two.
  • The SEC staff has opened investigations of dozens of large companies, including Xerox Corp., ConAgra Foods Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc., that still are pending.
  • This confirm is ready to be signed and sent out upon your approval.
  • This flyer and that flyer differ.
  • Please path this in Unify and let me know when its done.
  • Guides on how to do this exist here, on YouTube.
  • Similar moves earlier this year appear poised to result in changes to the January proposal, they note.
  • The shifts on our list this year are dramatic, with 14 newcomers.
  • If I'm unable to get this straighten out by tomorrow morning
  • Several ways of implementing this exist
  • In addition, I requested that Sequent provide ENA with an offer to serve the Hopwell transaction
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ID: PLURAL_VERB_AFTER_THIS [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)