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Rule "I (was) born in the USA"

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Description: I (was) born in the USA
Message: A verb may be missing. Did you mean \1 were born?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They born in the United States.
    Correction suggestion: They were born
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Were they born in Australia?
  • Where were they born?
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: I_BORN [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-10 22:33:07 +0200)