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Rule "'this' vs. 'these'"

Pattern:	these|those /NN|NN:.*/exceptions=[/VBZ|VBG|NNS|JJ.*|VBP|MD|CD|RP|DT are] /exceptions=[/NNS|NNPS]
Description:	'this' vs. 'these'
Message:	Did you mean this \2 or \1 \2?
Category:	Grammar
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Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	These kind of errors are easy to fix. Correction suggestion: This kind, These kinds These error are easy to fix. Correction suggestion: This error, These errors
Correct sentences for comparison:	These are errors. These errors are easy to fix. This forms a sharp contract with... These eleven authors are right.
ID:	THIS_NNS [2]

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