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Rule "Subject-verb agreement"

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Description: Subject-verb agreement
Message: The verb form '\6' does not seem to match the subject '\4'.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The tall gentleman get a lot of attention.
    Correction suggestion: gets, got, will get
  • The tall gentleman get a lot of attention and he certainly must know it.
    Correction suggestion: gets, got, will get
  • This beautiful red ball gown go well with the color of your eyes.
    Correction suggestion: goes, went, will go
  • The TV news program help us keep up with the world.
    Correction suggestion: helps, helped, will help
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The right way forward is to allow retail prices to fluctuate with market conditions.
  • The New Relic log directory is empty on both instances of the cloud service.
  • The other two are available for glory.
  • A good example are war movies.
  • The BSC Gang are in hiding.
  • A LEGAL wrangle over pipeline use is threatening the future of New Zealand.
  • Some liberal Christians do not accept a literal bodily resurrection
  • The other IPO in Exhibit 6 (especially Uunet) demonstrate how hot the market is.
  • The Eastern Orthodox generally recognize them.
  • The recent weakness in bank stocks is shocking.
  • Many anti-Zionist Jews are accused of being anti-Semites.
  • The latter two frequently appear on the number one spot.
  • My three macro are enabled.
  • A little tricky nomenclature don't you think.
  • The best known are mass strandings of pilot whales and sperm whales.
  • The couple next door are fighting again.
  • A full chat server rebuild?
  • The rust belt are not swing states as the writer says.
  • The Twelver Shia criticize Abu Bakr for an alleged dispute.
  • The Bolivian Andes produce principally tin.
  • The second list below are those who either serve as Reporting Council or aldermen.
  • The HOT BODY DETECTOR KIT let's you know when someone's peeping in your window.
  • The Swedish lottery board consider that the target number is 5.
  • The most notable are Montreal's Mount Royal and Mont Saint-Hilaire.
  • The most common are the virelai and the rondeau.
  • The next largest group are Pentecostals.
  • All Haas faculty are invited to attend the symposium free of charge.
  • The Royal Artillery are unique in using the term.
  • Another Dutch hip-hop duo are Pete Philly and Perquisite.
  • A high percentage fail when faxed at night, early morning, and weekends.
  • The Voltaic Mossi make up about one-half of the population.
  • My immediate family are muslim.
  • My friend Sun shine on me now and ever.
  • The Anglican Pacifist Fellowship remain highly active throughout the Anglican world.
  • The Houston Astros are on track to clinch their 4th Central Division title.
  • The consumer advocacy group the Center for Science in the Public Interest continues to promote the position that aspartame is not safe.
  • The facility run by Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. is set to start reprocessing in July 2005.
  • Our El Paso Natural Gas south mainline expansions to Mexico are going to serve mainly CFE generation.
  • The wish list might include a summary page to show the desks net 0.
  • This summer there are an ever increasing number of announcements about CEO's stepping down, moving on and dropping out.
  • The Kurukh have traditionally claimed to be from the Deccan Peninsula.
  • The meeting time the El Paso building.
  • These measure are meant to make it easier for those newly entering.
  • The anti-choice crowd don't know what they're unleashing.
  • The next day repeat the exact same thing.
  • A player betting don't pass and don't come every roll and ...
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ID: SUBJECT_VERB_AGREEMENT [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-15 16:45:17 +0000)