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Rule "Superfluous article before 'much', e.g. 'a much work'"

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Description: Superfluous article before 'much', e.g. 'a much work'
Message: The adjective seems to be in the incorrect form.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It is much fast.
    Correction suggestion: much faster
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Not that it does much good.
  • So long as you continue to play it, this is very much true.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: A_MUCH_NN1 [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-05 22:33:07 +0200)