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Rule "inflected form of 'be'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: inflected form of 'be'
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>is</suggestion> or <suggestion>can be</suggestion>?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Grammar checking be difficult.
    Correction suggestion: is, can be
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Can the meeting be finished within two hours?
  • Could nitroglycerine poisoning be the cause of Alfred Nobel's anginal pains?
ID: BE_IS [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)