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Rule "was is"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	was is
Message:	Did you mean <suggestion>\1</suggestion>, <suggestion>\2</suggestion>, or <suggestion>\1 it</suggestion>?
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/forms-of-to-be/#forms-of-the-verb-%E2%80%9Cto-be%E2%80%9D
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	He was is a good boy. Correction suggestion: was, is, was it Tom was is in the passenger seat. Correction suggestion: was, is, was it
Correct sentences for comparison:	Whatever it was is not relevant anymore. Was IS defeated by Obama or Trump?
ID:	WAS_IS [1]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)

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