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Rule "be come (become)"

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Description: be come (become)
Message: Did you mean be\4?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/become
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They are be coming very interested in that topic.
    Correction suggestion: becoming
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: BE_COME [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)