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Rule "Collocation: insist on + gerund"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Collocation: insist on + gerund
Message: The usual collocation for "\1" is "on", not "\2". Did you mean <suggestion>\1 on \3</suggestion>?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She insisted to attend the conference.
    Correction suggestion: insisted on attending
ID: INSIST_ON_GERUND [121]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-11 22:33:08 +0100)