Common mistake Agreement error: Third-person verb with a non-third-person pronoun
Common Grammatical Mistake: Agreement Error
One of the most common grammatical mistakes that people make is an agreement error, specifically when using a third-person verb with a non-third-person pronoun. This error occurs when there is a mismatch between the subject of a sentence and the verb that follows it.
Example 1:
Incorrect: He don't understand the assignment.
Correct: He doesn't understand the assignment.
In this example, the pronoun "he" is a third-person singular pronoun, so it should be paired with the singular verb "doesn't" instead of the non-standard form "don't".
Example 2:
Incorrect: The dog wag their tails enthusiastically.
Correct: The dog wags its tail enthusiastically.
In this example, the noun "dog" is singular, so it should be followed by the singular verb "wags" and the pronoun "its". Using the plural verb "wag" and the pronoun "their" is incorrect.
Example 3:
Incorrect: I is going to the store.
Correct: I am going to the store.
In this example, the pronoun "I" is a first-person singular pronoun, so it should be paired with the first-person singular verb "am" instead of the incorrect form "is".
Agreement errors can also occur with other pronouns such as "we," "you," and "they." It's important to ensure that the verb used matches the number and person of the subject.
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Agreement error: Third-person verb with a non-third-person pronoun mistake examples
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Incorrect:I works here.Correct:I work here.
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Incorrect:I cannot works here.Correct:I cannot work here.
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Correct:I work here.
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Correct:We make a lot of mistakes.
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Correct:Phase I corresponds to the small-deformation regime.
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Correct:Am I nuts?
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Correct:... or am I nuts?
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Incorrect:I rarely has a bad day.Correct:I rarely have a bad day.
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Correct:Step i corresponds to the ...
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Correct:... and if phase I corresponds to the ...
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Correct:I doesn't sure about this.
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Correct:...this variance estimate correctly, but Algorithm I returns 29.333333333333332 instead of 30.
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Correct:Article I states that Trump had conditioned two official acts on the public announcements that he had requested.
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Correct:dotting the I's and crossing the T's
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Correct:the lawyers kept arguing over which I's should be dotted
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Incorrect:They works here.Correct:They work here.
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Incorrect:They cannot works here.Correct:They cannot work here.
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Incorrect:They always works here.Correct:They always work here.
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Incorrect:They all means the same.Correct:They all mean the same.
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Correct:We make a lot of mistakes.
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Correct:Are they friends?
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Correct:All we need is love.
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Correct:Phase I corresponds to the small-deformation regime.
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Correct:They is happy. [Found by PERS_PRONOUN_AGREEMENT_SENT_START]
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Correct:We parents sometimes become blind in loving our children too...
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Correct:Yes, sometimes we frogs have sticky feet.
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Incorrect:We doesn't believe so.Correct:We don't believe so.
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Incorrect:We isn't believe so.Correct:We aren't believe so.
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Incorrect:What will I doesn't now?Correct:What will I don't now?
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Incorrect:You works here.Correct:You work here.
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Incorrect:You is a good engineer.Correct:You are a good engineer.
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Incorrect:Either Mary or you is to go.Correct:Either Mary or you are to go.
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Incorrect:As soon as you hears the grinding you should have notified the mechanic.Correct:As soon as you hear the grinding you should have notified the mechanic.
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Incorrect:If you or someone you knows has experience helping to run an office in a fast paced environment and has an interest in the financial world …Correct:If you or someone you know has experience helping to run an office in a fast paced environment and has an interest in the financial world …
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Correct:You make a lot of mistakes.
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Correct:One of you thinks that this is possible.
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Correct:Be sure the man nearest you is awake.
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Correct:You guys remember that.
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Correct:How many times do I have to tell you he isn't here?
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Correct:What I have told you is true.
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Correct:Scatter, you chickens!
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Correct:To see you is always a great pleasure.
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Correct:What he told you wasn't true.
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Correct:... and how much we pay you depends on your skill.
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Correct:"How many she gave you interests us very much," said the policeman.
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Correct:The girl about whom I told you lives here.
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Correct:The projects about which she tells you are confidential.
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Correct:Next to seeing you is the pleasure of seeing your handwriting.
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Correct:The API I provided you is only useful for capturing.
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Correct:The API I will provide you is great.
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Correct:He sent you messages asking for help.
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Correct:I'm giving you a heads up.
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Correct:I'm asking you questions.
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Correct:Missing you is something I hate.
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Correct:The manager sent you messages asking for help.
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Correct:Loving you makes me happy.
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Correct:He as well as you is in the wrong.
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Correct:He as well as you likes baseball.
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Correct:A special thank you goes out to Dan Flynn for the invitation.
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Correct:What Tom told you isn't true.
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Correct:There's a good chance what Tom told you isn't true.
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Correct:The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an antist.
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Correct:Just because Tom provoked you doesn't give you a right to attack him.
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Correct:You kids must be hungry.
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Correct:Different error: You comments are welcome.
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Correct:What you smell now is the scent of nightmares.
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Correct:You aren't kids anymore.
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Correct:Please call if you have further questions.
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Correct:All I can tell you that will help you is that it's a subfolder of the path I gave you.
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Correct:All I can tell you is that you sound patriotic.
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Correct:The one thing he will not grant you is permission to leave the palace.
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Correct:I made you guys something.
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Correct:How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.
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Correct:You peeps spend real money on this?
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Correct:Everyone here but you has done that.
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Correct:Aren't you friends with Tom?
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Correct:Everything I've told you is true.
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Correct:Are you still friends with them?
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Correct:So what I told you still stands.
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Correct:I sent you messages from both the boys.
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Correct:Every word which I tell you is the naked truth.
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Correct:I ask you is the Taliban more responsible than we think.
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Correct:Seeing you always makes me think about my father.
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Correct:You cats live it up for me.
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Correct:Everything I just told you is true.
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Correct:Where a driver will take you is probably his choice
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Correct:The guy who hit you is at the front door.
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Correct:The umbrella that I lent you belongs to Tom.
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Correct:A women who doesn't criticize you anymore is a women who doesn't love you anymore.
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Correct:The greatest gift that someone can give you is their love and their time.
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Correct:However, I think what may help you is a generic form that we use in Iowa.
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Correct:If they tell you nothing is wrong, at least you have a record of contacting them.
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Correct:Something that might help you is just accepting the symptoms you have and working on them individually.
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Correct:The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you.
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Incorrect:You doesn't work hard enough.Correct:You don't work hard enough.
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Correct:You can't do that because you ain't me.
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Correct:I just noticed that the version I sent to you doesn't contain the replace.txt yet for English.
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Incorrect:Has you bought a ticket?Correct:Have you bought a ticket?
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Correct:Have you done this?
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Incorrect:What has you done?Correct:What have you done?
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Correct:Why have you done this?
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Incorrect:Is you crazy?Correct:Are you crazy?
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Correct:Is this true?
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Incorrect:Is I crazy?Correct:Am I crazy?
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Correct:Is this true?
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Incorrect:What is you doing?Correct:What are you doing?
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Incorrect:Tom, which is you preferring?Correct:Tom, which are you preferring?
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Correct:Why are you doing this?
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Correct:That is you!
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Incorrect:Why is I in love?Correct:Why am I in love?
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Correct:Why am I doing this?
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Incorrect:My laptop is where I marks the grades.Correct:My laptop is where I mark the grades.
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Correct:In my dreams where I am the ruler of the universe
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Correct:My Enemies \u0026amp; I is an American rock band formed in Richmond, Virginia in 2010.
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Correct:A single episode of My Husband and I has been released by Network DVD on a DVD called "Classic ITV Christmas Comedy".
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Correct:My Conscience and I is the debut album by Remi Nicole, released in the UK on December 3, 2007 on the Universal label.
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Correct:Heaven is my father and earth is my mother, and even such a small creature as I finds an intimate place in their midst.
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Incorrect:In my dreams where I is the ruler of the universe.Correct:In my dreams where I am the ruler of the universe.
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Correct:In my dreams where I am the ruler of the universe
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Correct:My Enemies \u0026amp; I is an American rock band formed in Richmond, Virginia in 2010.
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Correct:A single episode of My Husband and I has been released by Network DVD on a DVD called "Classic ITV Christmas Comedy".
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Correct:My Conscience and I is the debut album by Remi Nicole, released in the UK on December 3, 2007 on the Universal label.
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Correct:Heaven is my father and earth is my mother, and even such a small creature as I finds an intimate place in their midst.
