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Rule "that kind of days (day)"

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Description: that kind of days (day)
Message: In a quality partitive structure like "\1 \2 \3 \4 X", X should usually match the grammatical number of "\2". Did you mean those \2 of \4 \5?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • That kind of stories are not appropriate for children.
    Correction suggestion: Those kinds of stories
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • This kind of werewolf is not the scariest.
  • It's not appropriate for that sort of aircraft.
  • This kind of whale is hunted for its blubber.
  • This kind of stats is notoriously difficult.
  • That kind of savings could have mitigated the effect of the last rotating blackouts PG&E had to impose.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: QUALITY_PARTITIVE [5]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-21 11:28:37 +0200)