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Rule "missing article before 'BE + MOST + ADJECTIVE + NOUN'"

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Description: missing article before 'BE + MOST + ADJECTIVE + NOUN'
Message: Did you mean the \3?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This is most popular game ever.
    Correction suggestion: the most
  • English is clearly most popular language.
    Correction suggestion: the most
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The excessive attention we pay to danger is most often responsible for us to fall into it.
  • She was most likely travelling to Lapland.
  • ... and are most populous in heavily grazed grasslands
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: THE_MOST [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)