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Rule "3rd person verb (base verb) after what/who"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	3rd person verb (base verb) after what/who
Message:	After '\2', use the third-person verb form <suggestion>\3</suggestion>.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Who want to go to the mall? Correction suggestion: wants What happen in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Correction suggestion: happens
Correct sentences for comparison:	What make of computer do you use? What are up and coming industries or fields in the Bay Area job market? Who better to know how the business runs than those who have run the business? What fell on me? Who out of your friends will come? What people like even less is the sense that the rules can change. What spot on earth or sea is left? What page in what application? What evidence do you have to support this? What version are you trying to install? What bundle to purchase?
ID:	WHAT_VBZ [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-24 22:33:07 +0200)

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