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Rule "Verb with 's"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Verb with 's
Message: Do not use 's with a verb.
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This vehicle get’s used too much.
    Correction suggestion: gets
  • The air get's colder.
    Correction suggestion: gets
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • This vehicle gets used too much...
  • The stupid get's fallen off his bicycle.
  • ... in the tennis match, and his get's surprised everyone. [=get has surprised]
  • Found by APOSTROPHE_PLURAL and APOS_ARE. His get's are amazing to watch.
  • Noun, out of scope. His get’s surprise everyone.
  • ... and his stunning get's surprised everyone.
  • ... and her amazing get's shown how good she is.
  • ... but his get's very unusual. The entire progeny is...
  • My car stays clean, but his get's very dirty.
ID: VERB_APOSTROPHE_S [4]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)