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Rule "Subject-verb agreement"

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Description: Subject-verb agreement
Message: The verb form '\8' does not seem to match the subject '\6'.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The dusty book about red ants and termites seem very informative.
    Correction suggestion: seems, seemed, will seem
  • This beautiful red ball gown with the little flowers go well with the color of your eyes.
    Correction suggestion: goes, went, will go
  • The delivery location for all newspaper subscriptions need to be changed to ECS 05/06.
    Correction suggestion: needs, needed, will need
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • An equal number of marketers have also expressed concern about the load.
  • The few remaining Jews in the Arab countries reside mostly in Morocco and Tunisia.
  • The most well known in English-speaking countries include "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel" and "Chanukah, Oh Chanukah".
  • The most notable in the Bay Area are Fred's and Mont Saint-Hilaire.
  • The later Prelude to Dune prequels also employ this floating ability.
  • These troubled times mandate that Enron take a fresh look at our contingency plans for conducting business away from the office.
  • The solvents present in the adhesives are a medium for the polyester or the polyurethane resin.
  • The international cultures present in the community are an obvious and visible part of the city's daily life and contribute to many cultural flavours uncommon for the North, such as the Arabic themed Bazar West, a market with shopkeepers predominantly of foreign descent.
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ID: SUBJECT_VERB_AGREEMENT [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)