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Rule "Checks that a sentence starts with an uppercase letter"

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Description: Checks that a sentence starts with an uppercase letter
Category: Capitalization (ID: CASING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/spelling-capital-letters/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This house is old. it was built in 1950.
    Correction suggestion: It
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • This house is old. It was built in 1950.
Pattern: [Java Rule] Sourcecode
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)