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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 \3 are \4 \5 \6, \3 am \4 \5 \6?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Adam and I only going to be there.
    Correction suggestion: I are only going, I am only going
  • My brothers and I now seeking health go to therapists of whom we assign the forementioned.
    Correction suggestion: I are now seeking, I am now seeking
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • How are Tom and I ever going to buy everything we need?
  • In early February, Cindy talked to Joann and I about matching the burns to the best reading around noon of the gas day that just ended.
  • 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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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PRP_VBG [5]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)