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Rule "He doesn't live here, do(es) he?"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: He doesn't live here, do(es) he?
Message: Possible subject-verb agreement error.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Tags: [picky]
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He doesn't live here, do he?
    Correction suggestion: does
  • That doesn't seem to make much sense, do it?
    Correction suggestion: does
  • She hasn't done that yet, have she?
    Correction suggestion: has
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • ... front of a camera, couldn't you, like, do it live?
ID: TAG_QUESTIONS_SVA [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2025-02-10 22:33:10 +0100)