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Rule "as (it) is happening"

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Description: as (it) is happening
Message: It appears that a pronoun is missing.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Delete the last sentence if was too long.
    Correction suggestion: it was, I was, she was, he was
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • She was from Kyoto, as was evident from her accent.
  • As was customary for capital ships of the period, she was equipped with three submerged torpedo tubes.
  • He assumed that workers could be paid wages as low as was necessary for their survival.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: AS_IS_VBG [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)