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Rule "the and"

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Description: the and
Message: It appears that a noun is missing after "\1".
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Who's the and why?
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The once celebrated Matthew Bridge used to cross the Yarmuk at its confluence with the Jordan.
  • In cases in which the action in the if clause takes place …
  • Note the if block.
  • The or operator can be used to set bits in a bit field to 1, by or-ing the field with a constant field with the relevant bits set to 1.
  • The Index for a Determination Period shall be the mean of daily official settlement prices for Jet Kerosene located in the table "Product Price Assessments" and published under the and opposite the caption "Jet/Kero 54" as published in Platt's Oilgram Price Report for each day within such Determination Period.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: THE_CC [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)