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Rule "SV agreement, subjects containing clauses - plural"

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Description: SV agreement, subjects containing clauses - plural
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool
Message: Possible agreement error detected: the verb form '\8' does not seem to match the subject.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The bald ladies who talk loudly seriously annoys me.
    Correction suggestion: annoy, annoyed
  • The microphones that didn't work really frustrates the new team member.
    Correction suggestion: frustrate, frustrated
  • The ones who work quickly receives the prize.
    Correction suggestion: receive, received
  • The ones who don't work quickly receives nothing.
    Correction suggestion: receive, received
  • The students who won really deserves a scholarship.
    Correction suggestion: deserve, deserved
  • All participants who fail usually tries again.
    Correction suggestion: try, tried
  • All participants who don't fail usually passes the next test.
    Correction suggestion: pass, passed
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • His father who passed away has the same birthday as my mom so its really taking a toll on him especially since this birthday is special to my mom.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SV_AGREEMENT_CLAUSES_PLURAL [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)