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Rule "I (was) born in the USA"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: I (was) born in the USA
Message: A verb may be missing. Did you mean <suggestion>\1 were born</suggestion>?
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?
ID: I_BORN [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)