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Rule "it (is)"

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Description: it (is)
Message: Did you mean it?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • ...which is wasn't the last day.
    Correction suggestion: it
  • ...which is was not the last day.
    Correction suggestion: it
  • No is wasn’t …
    Correction suggestion: it
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • ...which it was the last day.
  • The IS was defeated (Islamic State).
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: VBZ_VBD [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)