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Rule "wrong order of words"

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Description: wrong order of words
Message: Please check the order of words and the punctuation of this sentence.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She knows that can not you do it.
  • She knows that can't you do it.
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • "If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep?"
  • Why can't you just call them?
  • So we have not one but two community FAQs about it.
  • The Fund will not itself be a charity.
  • I couldn't myself join the union.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ORDER_OF_WORDS_WITH_NOT [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-23 22:33:07 +0200)