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Rule "The United States are (is) 246 years old"
This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.
| Description: | The United States are (is) 246 years old |
| Message: | In American English, 'the United States' is considered a singular entity, and therefore takes a third-person verb form. |
| Category: | Grammar |
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| ID: | US_ONE_ENTITY [3] |
| Version: | 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2025-01-08 22:33:10 +0100) |