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Rule "Collocation: waiting (to) finish"

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Description: Collocation: waiting (to) finish
Message: The word "to" is missing before the infinitive form "\4".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I am waiting my patient finish the sample collection.
    Correction suggestion: waiting my patient to finish
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: WAITING_MY_PATIENT_FINISH [182]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-10 22:33:07 +0200)