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Rule "Use 'to' before the base form of a verb"

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Description: Use 'to' before the base form of a verb
Message: The verb "\2" needs to be in the to-infinitive form.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I would like know who he has become.
    Correction suggestion: like to know
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • How much did Hope pay in total?
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: MISSING_TO_BEFORE_A_VERB [24]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)