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Rule "the + verb"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: the + verb
Message: Did you mean the adjective <suggestion>exaggerated</suggestion>?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/verbs-as-nouns/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It was a wildly exaggerate story.
    Correction suggestion: exaggerated
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Did the other respond?
  • Will the other respond?
ID: PREPOSITION_VERB [66]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-10 22:33:08 +0100)