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Rule "Collocation: insist on + gerund"

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Description: Collocation: insist on + gerund
Message: The usual collocation for "\1" is "on", not "\2". Did you mean \1 on \3?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She insisted to attend the conference.
    Correction suggestion: insisted on attending
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: INSIST_ON_GERUND [121]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-15 22:33:06 +0200)