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Rule "missing verb before 'not'"

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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.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: NN_NOT_JJ [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)