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Rule "'this' vs. 'these'"

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Description: 'this' vs. 'these'
Message: The plural determiner '\1' does not agree with the singular nouns '\2' and '\4'.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Please let me know if there is any possibility for getting these type of transaction.
    Correction suggestion: this type of transaction, these types of transactions
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Unfortunately, many internet routers aren't able to handle these kind of connection attempts correctly.
  • Thats the way we currently displaying those kind of data, but my product manager really likes percentages.
  • He loves these kind of abstraction concepts, so I'm tagging him on the discussion.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: THIS_NNS [9]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-23 22:33:07 +0200)