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Rule "Missing preposition"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Missing preposition
Message: It appears that a preposition is missing after '\2'.
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • According Angela, they are dating.
    Correction suggestion: According to Angela
  • According what I heard.
    Correction suggestion: According to what
  • According his friend, they are dating.
    Correction suggestion: According to his
  • According him, they are dating.
    Correction suggestion: According to him
  • According a TV forecast, it will rain tomorrow.
    Correction suggestion: According to a
  • Prior the storm everything was calm.
    Correction suggestion: Prior to the
  • Due the unique climate in Azerbaijan , the flora is much richer in the number of species.
    Correction suggestion: Due to the
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Thanks a lot.
  • The arc connecting the points on the horizon due East and due West.
  • His term as Prior General of the Camaldolese.
  • They are now due January 1st.
  • According however to the common account, Hecuba was the daughter of Cisseus, a Thracian prince.
  • Due Jan 3.
ID: MISSING_PREPOSITION [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)