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# English

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<table><thead><tr><th>Category ID</th><th>Rule ID</th><th>Description</th><th>Match</th><th>Suggestion</th><th width="225.609375">Text</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>TYPO</td><td>TYPO_CONTRACTION</td><td>Add apostrophe to the contraction.</td><td>havent</td><td>haven't</td><td>I <strong>havent</strong> sent the email yet.</td></tr><tr><td>HYPHENATION</td><td>REMOVE_HYPHENATION</td><td>Remove hyphen to match standard spelling.</td><td>market-place</td><td>marketplace</td><td>Creating an effective market strategy is essential for guiding organizations through the ever-changing <strong>market-place</strong>, as it is the roadmap a business needs to navigate through a complex market and accomplish its objectives ().</td></tr><tr><td>CAPITALIZATION</td><td>ALL_CAPS_ABBREVIATION</td><td>Format abbreviations using all caps.</td><td>vhs</td><td>VHS</td><td>Obsolete formats, like <strong>vhs</strong> tapes, are making a nostalgic comeback.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CAPITALIZED_PROPER_NAMES</td><td>Capitalize names of specific people, brands, or places.</td><td>spotify</td><td>Spotify</td><td>I listen to music on <strong>spotify</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td>SPACE</td><td>MISSING_SPACE</td><td>Add a space between two words.</td><td>thereason</td><td>the reason</td><td>The market is closed that is <strong>thereason</strong> why you don't see anything is normally for u to see it bnalk.</td></tr><tr><td>DIALECTS</td><td>DIALECTS</td><td></td><td>realised</td><td>realized</td><td>I'd never <strong>realised</strong> how interesting this subject would be for me.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Grammar

<table><thead><tr><th>Category ID</th><th>Rule ID</th><th>Description</th><th>Match</th><th>Suggestion</th><th width="129.59765625">Text</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>TYPO</td><td>TYPO_CONTRACTION</td><td>Add apostrophe to the contraction.</td><td>doesn;t</td><td>doesn’t</td><td>as subsequent encounter,T84.60XD <strong>doesn;t</strong> have HCC values.</td></tr><tr><td>INFINITIVE</td><td>INFINITIVE_MODAL</td><td>Remove "to" after this modal verb.</td><td>should to</td><td>should</td><td>ROO <strong>should to</strong> recommend the exemption to vessel for Single Delivery voyage.</td></tr><tr><td>ING_FORM</td><td>MISSING_ING_FORM</td><td>Use -ing form of the verb in this sentence.</td><td>learn</td><td>learning</td><td>Mentoring leads to <strong>learn</strong> and growth for both parties ().</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>REMOVE_ING_FORM</td><td>Don't use -ing form of the verb in this sentence.</td><td>crying</td><td>cry</td><td>She made me <strong>crying</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td>PREPOSITION</td><td>MISSING_PREPOSITION</td><td>Use a preposition in this phrase.</td><td>an</td><td>for an</td><td>My friend gone missing <strong>an</strong> hour and came back.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>REPLACE_PREP_WITH_PREP</td><td>Choose the preposition that fits the expression.</td><td>in</td><td>at</td><td>I am good <strong>in</strong> mathematics.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>REMOVE_PREPOSITION</td><td>Remove unnecessary preposition.</td><td>about the</td><td>the</td><td>We discussed <strong>about the</strong> problem yesterday.</td></tr><tr><td>PRONOUN</td><td>INCORRECT_PRONOUN_AGREEMENT</td><td>Choose the appropriate pronoun.</td><td>your</td><td>their</td><td>Absent students will have to come to school with <strong>your</strong> parents tomorrow.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>himself</td><td>herself</td><td>Next, she hops into the shower and gets <strong>himself</strong> dressed.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>REMOVE_PRONOUN</td><td>Avoid using pronouns that aren’t needed.</td><td>it the</td><td>the</td><td>I returned <strong>it the</strong> book to the library.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MISSING_PRONOUN</td><td>Add a missing pronoun.</td><td>on</td><td>it on</td><td>Please put <strong>on</strong> the table when you’re done.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INCORRECT_POSSESSIVE</td><td>Revise the possessive pronoun choice.</td><td>me</td><td>my</td><td>My blood continues to circulate, which makes <strong>me</strong> brain work.</td></tr><tr><td>CAPITALIZATION</td><td>UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START</td><td>Capitalize the first word of the sentence.</td><td>they</td><td>They</td><td><strong>they</strong> are exempted from being investigated and, punished or held accountable for any wrongdoings, however grave they can be or the profound consequences they can have on the victims.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CAPITALIZED_PROPER_NAMES</td><td>Capitalize names of specific people, brands, or places.</td><td>amazon</td><td>Amazon</td><td>Companies like <strong>amazon</strong> use this tactic to make more sales.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CONTEXTUAL_CAPITALIZATION</td><td>Use appropriate capitalization.</td><td>obs</td><td>Obs</td><td>Nil episode of rectal bleeding noticed. <strong>obs</strong> are taken twice in this shift</td></tr><tr><td>ARTICLE</td><td>MISSING_ARTICLE</td><td>Insert the missing article before this noun phrase.</td><td>problem</td><td>the problem</td><td>Read through this script very carefully and think deeply as you answer <strong>problem</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INCORRECT_ARTICLE</td><td>Use correct article before a noun phrase.</td><td>an</td><td>a</td><td>Read through this script very carefully and think deeply as you answer <strong>an</strong> problem.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>REMOVE_ARTICLE</td><td>Drop unnecessary articles from the sentence.</td><td>a beef</td><td>beef</td><td>He likes <strong>a beef</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td>PUNCTUATION</td><td>INCORRECT_PUNCTUATION</td><td>Adjust punctuation to improve sentence clarity and flow.</td><td>correct.</td><td>correct?</td><td>I understand you would like to find a flight on the Baltic Air, is that <strong>correct.</strong></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MISSING_PUNCTUATION</td><td>Complete the sentence by adding necessary punctuation.</td><td>tell</td><td>tell?</td><td>Do you have something specific to <strong>tell</strong></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MISSING_PERIOD</td><td>Complete the sentence by adding a period.</td><td>mistakes</td><td>mistakes.</td><td>Your task is to rewrite it for the understanding of 10th graders without missing any <strong>mistakes</strong></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>REMOVE_PUNCTUATION</td><td>Remove unnecessary punctuation.</td><td>said,</td><td>said</td><td>She <strong>said,</strong> she would call later.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>EM_DASH_USAGE</td><td>Separate related ideas with em dash for clearer flow.</td><td>it - we</td><td>it — we</td><td>The important thing to note here is that we cannot simply take the money from the redraw and invest <strong>it - we</strong> first need the mortgage broker to create a new loan split using the redraw amounts and then advise once we can take the money and invest.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>EN_DASH_RANGES</td><td>Use en dash between numbers to show a range.</td><td>3-5 working</td><td>3-5 working</td><td>Please allow <strong>3-5 working</strong> days for your bank to return these funds to you.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>EN_DASH_RULE</td><td>Use en dash to connect related ideas or ranges for clearer flow.</td><td>attacks - other</td><td>attacks – other</td><td>Do you recall any other specific <strong>attacks - other</strong> specific attacks while you are in Kandahar?</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>ABBREVIATION_MISSING_PERIOD</td><td>Add a period after this abbreviation.</td><td>etc</td><td>etc.</td><td>My knowledge of Biology, Chemistry, Communications and Media, Computers and Electronics, Design, Economics and Accounting, <strong>etc</strong> I think would help me succeed.</td></tr><tr><td>AGREEMENT</td><td>BASIC_SV_AGREEMENT</td><td>Correct the verb so it agrees with the subject.</td><td>is</td><td>are</td><td>There <strong>is</strong> many changes.</td></tr><tr><td>ADVERB</td><td>MISSING_ADVERB_LY</td><td>Use an adverb instead.</td><td>correct</td><td>correctly</td><td>The software identified the error <strong>correct</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>REMOVE_ADVERB_LY</td><td>Replace the adverb here.</td><td>softly</td><td>soft</td><td>The fabric feels <strong>softly</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td>CONJUNCTION</td><td>MISSING_CONJ</td><td>Connect sentences using a conjunction.</td><td>he</td><td>and he</td><td>I called him <strong>he</strong> didn’t answer.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>REMOVE_CONJ</td><td>Remove redundant conjunctions.</td><td>but we</td><td>we</td><td>Although it was raining, <strong>but we</strong> went for a walk.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INCORRECT_SUPERLATIVE</td><td>Use the superlative form.</td><td>higher</td><td>highest</td><td>Everest is <strong>higher</strong> mountain in the world.</td></tr><tr><td>WORD_ORDER</td><td>WORD_ORDER_PHRASE</td><td>Fix the word order.</td><td>she is</td><td>is she</td><td>Not only <strong>she is</strong> smart, but also kind.</td></tr><tr><td>QUANTIFIERS</td><td>QUANTIFIERS</td><td>Use the correct quantifier for the noun.</td><td>much</td><td>many</td><td>There are <strong>much</strong> children.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Either</td><td>All</td><td><strong>Either</strong> children are happy.</td></tr><tr><td>HYPHENATION</td><td>MISSING_HYPHENATION</td><td>Add a hyphen to join the compound word.</td><td>long term</td><td>long-term</td><td>This is a <strong>long term</strong> solution.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Style

<table><thead><tr><th>Category ID</th><th>Rule ID</th><th>Description</th><th>Match</th><th>Suggestion</th><th width="194.30078125">Text</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>SPECIAL_CHARACTERS</td><td>AMPERSAND</td><td>Spell out ampersands in the formal text.</td><td>&#x26;</td><td>and</td><td>Please confirm whether your assets are changed on page number 11 <strong>&#x26;</strong> 12 which we have already disclosed.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AT_SIGN</td><td>Use "at" instead of "@" when referring to a preposition.</td><td>@</td><td>at</td><td>He was last seen on his account last Monday <strong>@</strong> 12:46pm.</td></tr><tr><td>INFORMAL_LANGUAGE</td><td>INFORMAL_LANGUAGE</td><td>Replace informal wording with a more formal alternative.</td><td>gonna</td><td>going</td><td>Today, we’re <strong>gonna</strong> break down how ToV detection works in digital text correction tools and why this feature changes the game for spellcheckers.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>u</td><td>you</td><td>The market is closed that is the reason why you don't see anything is normally for <strong>u</strong> to see it blank.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>ppl</td><td>people</td><td>Many <strong>ppl</strong> use ChatGPT for good.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>bout</td><td>about</td><td>He <strong>bout</strong> to go all in during the next round.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>wanna</td><td>wants</td><td>He <strong>wanna</strong> be there on time.</td></tr><tr><td>PUNCTUATION</td><td>RUN_ON_SENTENCE</td><td>Break the run-on sentence to improve sentence structure.</td><td>people; however</td><td>people. However</td><td>In conclusion, I strongly believe that some activities involving substantial health or safety risks should be carefully regulated for younger <strong>people; however</strong>, a complete restriction until the age of 25 would be impractical and unfair.</td></tr><tr><td>DASH_STYLE</td><td>DOUBLE_HYPHEN_TO_EN_DASH</td><td>Replace hyphens with en dash for clearer flow.</td><td>10--20</td><td>10–20</td><td>The report covers pages <strong>10--20</strong> in detail.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TRIPLE_HYPHEN_TO_EN_DASH</td><td></td><td>10---20</td><td>10–20</td><td>The report covers pages <strong>10---20</strong> in detail.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DOUBLE_HYPHEN_TO_EM_DASH</td><td>Replace hyphens with em dash for clearer flow.</td><td>need -- passport</td><td>need — passport</td><td>Bring everything you <strong>need -- passpor</strong>t, tickets, and cash.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TRIPLE_HYPHEN_TO_EM_DASH</td><td></td><td>need --- passport</td><td>need — passport</td><td>Bring everything you <strong>need --- passport</strong>, tickets, and cash.</td></tr></tbody></table>