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Rule "Agreement of relative pronoun 'who' and verb"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Agreement of relative pronoun 'who' and verb
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>\3</suggestion>? Alternatively, check whether the singular of '\1' should be used.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/grammarpunct/subjectverb/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • There are others who likes sleeping until noon.
    Correction suggestion: like
  • Mary is one of the students who has done honor to the college.
    Correction suggestion: have
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • There is a man downstairs who wants to speak to you.
  • This movie is about a squirrel who gains human-like intelligence.
  • You're the only one amongst your friends who speaks French.
  • Mary is the only one of our students who has achieved national recognition.
  • People who win the lottery are lucky.
  • Tom is one of the best people who walks this earth.
  • I don't think that Tom knows who has to do that.
  • ...umentation) as well as Kathy Reeves who is currently my only direct report at the ...
  • They gave to him the name 'agyieus' as the protector god of public places and houses who wards off evil, and his symbol was a tapered stone or column.
  • ... can only be held by someone in priestly orders who has been ordained for at least six years.
  • I have found documentation that tells who has control of the Adjust function.
  • as his spouse in his Who's Who entry.
  • Are you a language specialist with team leading skills who isn't afraid of software development?
  • Second, if you are familiar with anyone else in London with deep Enron background and broad commercial shoulders who's looking for an open lane, we need to talk to them.
  • He worked for Rick Lammers who speaks highly of him though.
  • The most effective way for a customer to secure IP rights and obligations is through a contract that clearly states who owns what.
  • The "Robert L Hall at ETandS" to whom this is addressed is not Bob Hall in Networks who reports to me.
  • I don't think Tom cares who comes to his party.
  • I've included Sandy Cofer, our outside counsel who assists with this project.
ID: RELATIVE_CLAUSE_AGREEMENT [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-05 22:33:10 +0100)