Is It Rarely Make Mistake Grammatically Correct?

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The discussion centers around the grammatical rules for using verbs with third-person singular subjects in English, specifically the addition of 's' to the verb. The correct forms are highlighted as "he/she/it rarely makes mistakes" or "he/she/it rarely makes a mistake." A user expresses confusion over Microsoft Word's grammar checker, which initially did not flag incorrect sentences like "he rarely make mistake." It is clarified that punctuation, specifically the absence of periods, may have affected the grammar checker's performance. Once proper punctuation is added, the grammar checker correctly identifies errors, confirming that "make" should be "makes." The conversation emphasizes the importance of punctuation in grammar checking and acknowledges the challenges faced by non-native English speakers.
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According to the rule of english grammar after 3rd person singular number a 's' is added with the verb i.e. he usually catches fish not he usually catch fish. But when I type "It rarely make mistake" or "he/she/Mr. X rarely make mistake" and check the grammar in MS Word the checker says these sentences are also ok (attachment). Weren't those sentences supposed to be wrong?

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The proper form should be
'he/she/it rarely makes mistakes' or
'he/she/it rarely makes a mistake'

But yes, 'make' should be 'makes'.
 
zhermes said:
The proper form should be
'he/she/it rarely makes mistakes'.

yes 'makes mistakes' is the proper form.

But why MS Word spelling and grammar checker is showing the wrong thing?

thanks for your reply.
 
samieee said:
But why MS Word spelling and grammar checker is showing the wrong thing?

I don't know... because its a bad program?
 
zhermes said:
I don't know... because its a bad program?

:smile: may be

as you may have already understood my native language is not english that's why I was confused a bit.
 
samieee said:
Weren't those sentences supposed to be wrong?

I don't see any sentences. There are no "."'s in your screenshot.

For the few times I need Word-compatible software I use OpenOffice, so I can't check if that was really the reason you didn't get any errors.
 
AlephZero said:
I don't see any sentences. There are no "."'s in your screenshot.

For the few times I need Word-compatible software I use OpenOffice, so I can't check if that was really the reason you didn't get any errors.

YOU HAVE GOT IT!

After putting the "."s I get the error messages. Besides if you write "He rarely make mistake." then it will not show you any error messages,you have to write "He rarely make mistakes." then it will show error.
 
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