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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:
  • Here my new songs.
    Correction suggestion: Here are
  • Here the specs of the Glim OY220-350.
    Correction suggestion: Here are
  • And here the details when pairing using the classic app:
    Correction suggestion: here are
  • Here some ideas:
    Correction suggestion: Here are
  • The issue is with the use of legacy availability monitoring, and there some problems with those systems connecting via SSL.
    Correction suggestion: there are
  • Here some files from our custom plugin, we followed the documentation.
    Correction suggestion: Here are
  • Kay, Please review the attached data sheet and let me know if there any problems.
    Correction suggestion: there are
  • If there any questions, please don't hesitate to call me or Pat.
    Correction suggestion: there are
  • Here some top achievers that we are representing.
    Correction suggestion: Here are
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • There the spider waits for small insects like butterflies and dragonflies to be trapped.
  • Looking at television, Collins (1990) finds that it is in English Canada that fear of cultural Americanization is most powerful, for there the attractions of the U.S. are strongest.
  • Here the authors touch on the central methodological issue.
  • There the stones either settle to the bottom or are washed back onto the beach.
  • Here were shown / her arms, and here her chariot;
  • Here THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE...
  • Here the cries of seagulls won't chase your sleep away.
  • Here the numerological properties of the name are invoked, with its seven letters corresponding to the seven planets and its isopsephic value of 365 corresponding to the days of the year.
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ID: THERE_MISSING_VERB [5]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)