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Rule "There (are) a lot of …"

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Description: There (are) a lot of …
Message: A verb may be missing.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I think there a lot of different ways to explain this.
    Correction suggestion: there are
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Sami worked there a couple of nights.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: THERE_MISSING_VERB [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)