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Rule "if need (needed)"

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Description:	if need (needed)
Message:	The conjunction "\1" requires the past participle \2. Or did you mean you \2?
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	You can do that if need. Correction suggestion: needed, you need Call when can. Correction suggestion: canned, you can
Correct sentences for comparison:	When are .rnd-files created? The if statement. Contact me if found. Or, do I need to write out a table where it says, if Feb, 02, if Mar, 03, etc? Baf's Guide to the Interactive Fiction Archive, a more user-friendly interface for the IF archive. It is arguably more convincing if police, forensic experts or similar professionals are made the protagonist of a series of crime novels. Elizabeth's reign became idealised as a time when crown, church and parliament had worked in constitutional balance.
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ID:	IF_VB_PCT [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)

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