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Rule "Collocation: stop him of/from"

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Description: Collocation: stop him of/from
Message: The usual collocation for "\1 \2" is "from", not "of". Did you mean stop \2 from \4?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This stops us of achieving victory.
    Correction suggestion: stop us from achieving
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ID: STOP_HIM_OF_FROM [128]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)