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Rule "the (they)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: the (they)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>\1y \2 \3</suggestion>?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The unsuccessfully attacked the ship in the Gulf of Taranto in early March 1944.
    Correction suggestion: They unsuccessfully attacked
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Thanks by the way dude!
  • During the rest of the decade, they would star together in Grumpier Old Men, Out to Sea, and the widely panned The Odd Couple II.
  • The well reached a total vertical depth of 14,080 feet and was drilled laterally for almost 5,000 feet.
ID: THE_THEY [6]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)