Rule "Possible agreement error: 'a lot/bunch/couple of' + singular countable noun"

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Description:	Possible agreement error: 'a lot/bunch/couple of' + singular countable noun
Message:	Did you mean to use the plural form here?
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	I have a lot of ball. Correction suggestion: balls We see a lot of message similar to this one: Correction suggestion: messages But I already share with a lot of guy who are here. Correction suggestion: guys A lot of contest run about that length, or maybe 20m down and 20m back. Correction suggestion: contests There is a slightly manual workaround, I don't know if you have a lot of site on this server, but PHP itself uses a concept not dissimilar to .htaccess. Correction suggestion: sites
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ID:	A_LOT_OF_NN [2]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-04 22:33:07 +0200)