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Rule "Collocation: do/throw/have a party"

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Description: Collocation: do/throw/have a party
Message: The common collocation for "party" is "have" or "throw".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Link: https://7esl.com/collocations/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • A new roommate has moved in, so we decided to do a party with all of us.
    Correction suggestion: to throw a party, to have a party
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: DO_A_PARTY [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)