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| Description | Example | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Missing comma before 'and, or, nor, yet, so, but' (incomplete) | She loves playing the piano and I hate it. | Punctuation |
| No comma before 'which' | I am going to the house which burned down. | Punctuation |
| Comma after by default at the beginning of a sentence. | By default this setting is enabled. | Punctuation |
| Commas after conjunctive/linking adverbs in front of a new sentence. | Nonetheless you should set commas to enhance readability. | Punctuation |
| Commas after conjunctive/linking adverbs in front of a new sentence. | In addition he created a great rule for LanguageTool. | Punctuation |
| Commas after conjunctive/linking adverbs in front of a new sentence. | Also please forward this to other groups as well. | Punctuation |
| She turned 25 year (years) old. | He turned 25 year old. | Punctuation |
| Missing hyphens in '5 year old' | All five year olds were preparing for pre-school. | Punctuation |
| Missing hyphens in '5 year old' | All 5-year olds were preparing for pre-school. | Punctuation |
| Missing hyphens in compounds | Rudolph is a two year old reindeer. | Punctuation |
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