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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.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This girl have beautiful eyes.
    Correction suggestion: This girl has, These girls have, This girl had
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Southwest Prices in the San Juan Basin this summer have been left behind by rising California demand.
  • This is not functionality that we have built in or at this point have plans of adding.
  • The demons who started this have no idea about the kind of people they have taken on.
  • Fred and this customer have had a falling out.
  • How could this have happened?
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PLURAL_VERB_AFTER_THIS [3]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-19 22:33:07 +0200)