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Rule "He is about to (be) executed"

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Description: He is about to (be) executed
Message: Did you mean \3 be \4 or \3 \4?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The feature is about to implemented.
    Correction suggestion: to be implemented, to implement
  • I am looking to see if TWPL is close to the two wells that are about to drilled.
    Correction suggestion: to be drilled, to drill
  • Orlando and Sergio Assad are about to gave me their clearance to start a legal suit against ANEEL having in view its refusal to grant to Elektro such passthrough.
    Correction suggestion: to be given, to give
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Tom was about to burst into tears.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ABOUT_TO_VBD [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-29 22:33:07 +0200)