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Rule "some faculty... (some faculty members...)"

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Description:	some faculty... (some faculty members...)
Message:	Use a plural noun after '\1' or use \3 members.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Three faculty support the change. Correction suggestion: faculty members Many university faculty dislike the university president. Correction suggestion: faculty members
Correct sentences for comparison:	Three faculty members support the change. Three committee members were present. No faculty member has too many committee assignments. Some committees are a waste of time. ASOS was accused by some staff and worker unions of "playing Russian roulette with people’s lives".
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	SOME_FACULTY [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)

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