Automattic / Automattic/harper
Should flag "one of the [plural] **are**
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Description
This is a special case of the verb agreeing with the closest noun rather than the head of the noun phrase.
In this case the verb **are** should be the singular **is** to agree with **one**.
It seems to be especially common with "missing". It probably happens with a few other common verbs too, including "have" and "were".
Examples:
- Doesn't display LVM group if **one of the** PVs **are** missing
- Rare glitch where **one of the** frames **are** shortened/missing
- MultiServerMCPClient Failed if **one of the** MCP **are** down
- How to find if **one of the** items **have** completed property with value false
- PostgreSQL trigger if **one of the** columns **have** changed
Closely related:
- An example of a vulnerability might be a gate where the **gap** between _the door and the jam_ **are** too wide.
- If you're going out to buy a business, one thing you don't want **are** surprises.
Contributor guide
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the existing subject–verb agreement handling and compare it with the listed “one of the” examples and related cases. Done means the intended singular-agreement errors are flagged consistently without regressing nearby agreement behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100