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Rule "missing verb before 'not'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: missing verb before 'not'
Message: A verb may be missing.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The grammar not good in this sentence.
    Correction suggestion: is not
  • Online discount not available on packages.
    Correction suggestion: is not
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • A book not worth reading is not worth buying in the first place.
  • After the workout my shoulders were sore but today not bad at all.
ID: NN_NOT_JJ [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-21 22:33:10 +0100)