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Rule "Subject-verb agreement plural"

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Description: Subject-verb agreement plural
Message: The verb form '\8' does not seem to match the subject '\4'.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The dusty books about red ants and termites seems very informative.
    Correction suggestion: seem, seemed, will seem
  • These beautiful red ball gowns with the little flowers goes well with the color of your eyes.
    Correction suggestion: go, went, will go
  • The delivery locations for all newspaper subscriptions needs to be changed to ECS 05/06.
    Correction suggestion: need, needed, will need
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The central idea of the book of Amos is that God puts his people on the same level as the surrounding nations – God expects the same purity of them all.
  • The front end checks whether the program is correctly written in terms of the programming language syntax and semantics.
  • The record for the most Total Bases in a Single Game is 19, by Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 23, 2002, playing against the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • Attached are a list of the exhibits for a certificate application and the environmental requirements (this document is the redline for the new environmental regulations under Order No. 603, 603A, and 603B).
  • This greatly surprised astronomers because X-ray emission is usually associated with very high-temperature bodies.
  • The winter energy imports from the South hold Northwest costs down just as spring run off sales to the South lower energy costs in California.
  • The board lights up each time a transaction is made for delivery to a particular point.
  • The revised invoices for Duke contracts 27291 and 27349 appear to be correct.
  • As most of you probably know, attorneys have a duty of strict confidentiality to their clients, and this duty attaches from the moment a consultation begins (regardless of whether a formal "engagement" has commenced).
  • My dog barks if someone comes to the door.
  • The plant runs on LNG that is indexed to JCC, effectively giving our customer a significant crude oil exposure.
  • The group Republicans for Environmental Protection seeks to strengthen the Republican Party's stance on environmental issues, and supports efforts to conserve natural resources and protect human and environmental health.
  • An oxide layer forms around beryllium that prevents further reactions with air unless heated above 1000 °C.
  • A higher closes during the day session is needed to confirm Tuesday's bullish...
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ID: SUBJECT_VERB_AGREEMENT_PLURAL [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-04 22:33:07 +0200)