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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 '\13' does not seem to match the subject.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The devices that he uses runs on a different platform.
    Correction suggestion: run, ran
  • The devices that the other guy uses runs on a different platform.
    Correction suggestion: run, ran
  • The flute players that the director usually doesn't notice shows up for rehearsal each afternoon.
    Correction suggestion: show, showed
  • The flute players that I usually don't notice shows up for rehearsal each afternoon.
    Correction suggestion: show, showed
  • The routes that the others typically take goes through Malibu.
    Correction suggestion: go, went
  • The routes that she might not take goes through Malibu.
    Correction suggestion: go, went
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SV_AGREEMENT_CLAUSES_PLURAL [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)