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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 article 'a' may not be needed before much.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This will be a much work.
    Correction suggestion: much
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • This will be much work.
  • These concerns now seem a much bolder move.
  • This results in a much average higher revenue realisation
  • I know that Tom is a much better driver than you.
  • Tom is a much better ventriloquist than Mary.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: A_MUCH_NN1 [3]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-04 22:33:07 +0200)