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Rule "(a) bunch of"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: (a) bunch of
Message: It seems that an article is missing. Did you mean <suggestion>the \2 \3 \4</suggestion> or <suggestion>a \2 \3 \4</suggestion>?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Kepler-90 has same number of planets as our Sun.
    Correction suggestion: the same number of, a same number of
  • The voices told me he's lying and has whole bunch of females in his phone.
    Correction suggestion: the whole bunch of, a whole bunch of
  • Kabul and Jalalabad have moderate number of listeners.
    Correction suggestion: the moderate number of, a moderate number of
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Tom and Mary are the most wanted pair of bank robbers in the continent.
  • NEXT: repeat a section of code a given number of times.
  • Our goal, for now, will be to committ on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis to providing a given number of volunteer hours.
ID: BUNCH_OF [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)