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Rule "'to' + non-base form"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	'to' + non-base form
Message:	The verb after "to" should be in the base form as part of the to-infinitive. A verb can take many forms, but the base form is always used in the to-infinitive.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	He tried to laughs. Correction suggestion: laugh You’ll need to pieces. Correction suggestion: piece Those who want to continues developing under emacs or sublime... Correction suggestion: continue But, to start with, you need to provides us with more information. Correction suggestion: provide Also, I’d like to highlights 2 things: Correction suggestion: highlight I want to grades 9-10 of these sentences. Correction suggestion: grade
Correct sentences for comparison:	He tried to laugh. ... so users don’t need to agree to terms and conditions. ... device in a laptop form factor offered to schools in 1997 as an inexpensive ($799 US, original... ... and what happened to Bills at the convention. ... is like what happened to Divines: several troops were ... Can you confirm this only happens to reports when referenced in a book? Until we agree to rules we cannot give up the tools... They sent claims to doctors that even made us stunned. They wanted to know what happens to dreams that are not remembered anymore. This is similar to what happens to books: they become mouldy. He agrees to services, terms and conditions He agrees to services, terms and conditions. He was mean to kids. It was offered to grades 9-10. Belladonna leaves as well as other studied leaves contains two distinct phosphatase fractions belonging to types II and III.
ID:	TO_NON_BASE [2]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)