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Rule "'afford', 'choose', 'deserve', 'pretend', 'learn', 'strive', 'want' and 'struggle' used with gerund instead of infinitive"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	'afford', 'choose', 'deserve', 'pretend', 'learn', 'strive', 'want' and 'struggle' used with gerund instead of infinitive
Message:	If '\1' is used as a verb, it usually requires the infinitive.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://www.grammaring.com/to-infinitive-or-gerund-need-require-want
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Maybe you want creating an Issue here. Correction suggestion: to create They want turning the switch off at the wall to cut current at the light fixture on the ceiling. Correction suggestion: to turn
Correct sentences for comparison:	I'm not the guy you want making this decision. I think I’ll be able to accomplish what I want using the PageView event. Please create the products you want using the location "West Wing 500" in Product Manager. Glad to know that you are able to collect the metrics that you wanted using our latest java agent.
ID:	AFFORD_VBG [3]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)

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