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Rule "Singular verb after 'these' or 'those'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Singular verb after 'these' or 'those'
Message: The verb '\3' is singular. Did you mean the plural (are or were)?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Those two is nice.
  • These three is the most important.
  • Are you sure that these two was sufficient examples?
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Those two are nice.
  • The most common of these two is on the outside.
  • The only thing that separates those two was a coin flip.
  • But the last time he updated these three was in 2020, for what I remember.
  • These confirms are being distributed internally within Enron at this time and remain subject to review by Enron commercial and counsel.
  • These Inters were on Kevin Presto's actual selection of candidates for his world.
ID: SINGULAR_VERB_AFTER_THESE_OR_THOSE [3]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)