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Rule "Possible agreement error: singular noun + plural verb"

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Description: Possible agreement error: singular noun + plural verb
Message: You should probably use \4.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The dog are released.
    Correction suggestion: is
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The media has a lot of influence on the outcome of an election.
  • A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.
  • The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement...
  • Your shirt button is coming off.
  • The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.
  • The rich are not always happy.
  • The rich are apt to look down on people.
  • The rich are often misers.
  • The rich are not always happier than the poor.
  • Her husband quit shortly after Galt did and joined the strike some...
  • The burglar shut the child in the closet.
  • The burglar burst into his house.
  • The fisherman cast his line into the water.
  • The hill lay covered with snow.
  • The chairperson cut me short.
  • The trip back was very comfortable.
  • The director cast me as the devil.
  • The student center is a good place to strike up conversations.
  • The Syndic General then notifies the Co-princes who in turn appoint ...
  • His official title at the company is Assistant to the President.
  • The greenhouse frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) lays eggs in sma...
  • The remainder are scattered throughout Alaska, both within organize...
  • The official state song of Alaska is "Alaska's Flag", which was adop...
  • Our yacht club has ten members.
  • Our team beat the Lions 3 to 0.
  • The vase burst into fragments.
  • The vase fell to the floor and shattered.
  • The vase fell from the table and crashed to pieces.
  • An alkyl group, generally abbreviated with the symbol R, is a fu...
  • A tablet found on the Greek island Salamis in 1846 AD dates back...
  • The prince fell in love with a woodcutter's daughter.
  • The inscription read: They also left behind a memorial bag containing ...
  • The cruise phase was a relatively uneventful part of the flight, e...
  • The driver felt like taking a rest.
  • The cruise back to Earth was mostly a time for the crew to relax ...
  • My upper right wisdom tooth hurts.
  • The electron pair is attracted so close to the chlorine atom that t...
  • The pommel horse requires more balance than strength.
  • The ayu season has opened.
  • The rocket put a communications satellite into orbit.
  • A birthday cake with twelve candles on top.
  • The bike ride told on Louie.
  • The lion put an end to his prey with one stroke.
  • My mistake cost me my fortune.
  • A Pew Research Center demographic study from 2009 put the percen...
  • The volunteer group provides war victims with food and medicine.
  • My ballpoint pen just ran out of ink.
  • The ball hit him on the left side of the head.
  • The ball hit her in the eye.
  • A ball hit her on the right leg.
  • A fork fell off the table.
  • A pistol bullet went clean through his leg.
  • My band name's Red Hot.
  • The bus stop is across the street.
  • The bus stop is quite handy.
  • The bus stop is near our school.
  • The bus stop is close by.
  • The bus stop is five minutes' walk from here.
  • My bath towel was wet, so it was of no use.
  • The bus fell off the cliff, killing all 10 aboard.
  • His symbol space would be
  • My brother saw to all the arrangements for the party.
  • No longer are the riches of the Bible known only to a few.
  • A lot are accounting documents.
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ID: SINGULAR_AGREEMENT_SENT_START [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)