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Rule "Possible agreement error: 'a + collective noun + of' + singular countable noun"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	Possible agreement error: 'a + collective noun + of' + singular countable noun
Message:	<pleasespellme/>Possible agreement error. The noun '\3' seems to be countable; consider using: <suggestion><pleasespellme/>\1 of \3</suggestion>.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	The library has a collection of book. Correction suggestion: collection of books A multitude of bird exist. Correction suggestion: multitude of birds This glossary of term is not correct. Correction suggestion: glossary of terms
Correct sentences for comparison:	The library has a collection of books. The library has a range of book and gift tokens. ... pottery (including the stunning terracotta army of Emperor Qin), poetry, calligraphy, music,... This range of engine capacity allowed for both fuel economy and power... Their range of server software includes the operating system OS X Serve... A large collection of archive material, including scanned screenplays, photos a... ... was a stop-gap collection of Sketch magazine stories, for money when her husband left... Here are a bunch of mine: She bought two pairs of polka dot stockings. He is chief of staff of army. It could easily exceed the range of int. The William Burges collection of armoury was bequeathed to the museum in 1881. A small army of IoT and IT professionals.
ID:	A_COLLECTIVE_OF_NN [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-11-01 22:33:07 +0100)

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