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Rule "He going (He is going)"

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Description: He going (He is going)
Message: An auxiliary verb seems to be missing from this progressive structure. Did you mean \1's \2, \1 is \2, or \1 was \2?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He going to be there.
    Correction suggestion: He's going, He is going, He was going
  • I hope he running faster than his opponents
    Correction suggestion: he's running, he is running, he was running
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Both of it being wrong.
  • While others have raised doubts about it being part of Afroasiatic at all.
  • … resulting in it impacting in an "uncertain location" on the lunar surface.
  • It being Sunday, there was no school.
  • (t)he conditioning of petty criminals with the whip.
  • We had an IT Meeting.
  • IT Consulting.
  • Does he fucking care?
  • Please make it amazing.
  • (T)he conditioning of petty criminals with the whip, or some more...
  • You freaking change it!
  • They used to have Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara perform for us because he being Jewish, and her being Irish.
  • With over 120 million visitors a year tourism is integral to the Alpine economy with much it coming from winter sports although summer visitors are an important component of the tourism industry.
  • What is she/he wearing?
  • She and he going together makes a lot of sense.
  • You little fucking guy
  • You kicking me wasn't what I wanted.
  • You jumping in my face wasn't what I wanted.
  • You kicking me wasn't what I wanted.
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ID: PRP_VBG [4]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)