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Rule "the ... and the ... is (are)"

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Description: the ... and the ... is (are)
Message: Did you mean are?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The plane and the train is fast.
    Correction suggestion: are
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The main character of the animated cartoon The Ant and the Aardvark is a blue aardvark voiced by John Byner.
  • ...the circle is the former and the latter is called a disk.
  • Having a continuation line between the dot and the directive is so unusual
  • Seeing a friend between the library and the dorm is a nice experience.
  • Having it between the dot and the directive is so unusual
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: THE_NN_AND_THE_NN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-07 22:33:07 +0200)