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- This file is a comprehensive test of all the error messages in WinProof.
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- SUBJECT VERB DISAGREEMENT
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- The boat that held the lobsters are coming home.
- The cars is in the garage.
- We eats in the car.
- The car is in the garage and he are in the house.
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- UNUSUAL WORD USAGE
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- I we examine the problem, it is a problem.
- The car than I want is blue.
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- NEED OBJECTIVE PRONOUN
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- I wanted to help Larry and he.
- I like she.
- We need to see I.
- The people would like to see we in the ship.
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- PRONOUN NOT REFLEXIVE
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- I like me.
- You are going to see you.
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- REFLEXIVE PRONOUN DOES NOT MATCH SUBJECT
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- I would like to find himself.
- John is going by yourself.
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- NEED SUBJECTIVE PRONOUN
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- I know that them are good.
- Them are good apples.
- Him is a good person for the job.
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- ENDING PUNCTUATION MISSING
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- This is an example
- The sentence is broken into sections.
- This is the end This is another sentence.
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- ADJECTIVE DISAGREES WITH NOUN
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- John found several problem with the car.
- I found a few piece in the store.
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- SINGULAR NOUN NEEDED
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- John found a problems with the car.
- I have one problems with your solution.
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- DOUBLED WORD
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- I know that that car is going to win the race.
- It is easy to double the
- the last word in the sentence.
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- MISSING ARTICLE
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- I like car.
- This is going to be tough car race.
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- MISSING QUOTATIONS
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- This is a missing "quote in the sentence.
- Another type of {quote should not matter.
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- MISSING INFINITIVE
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- I wanted teach children.
- I am going find the answer.
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- INCORRECT POSSESSIVE
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- The boat's are in the water.
- I do not like the coat's because they are green.
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- NEEDS POSSESSIVE
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- I need the parents approval before I can act.
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- MISSING VERB PHRASE
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- The blue car in the garage.
- The car that I like in the garage.
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- EXTRA COMMA
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- I have a, car, a boat, and a house.
- One day a, car drove into the garage.
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- COMMAS NEEDED FOR LARGE NUMBERS
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- The boat cost $15000.
- There were 342354 bytes in the file.
- The number 432432343 is really big.
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- SPELL OUT NUMBER
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- There were 7 people on board.
- 290 people were in the ship.
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- MIXED CAPITALIZATION
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- I wanted to thanK Mr. Jones.
- I want to visiT Washington.
- That is not fuNny.
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- NEED QUESTION MARK
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- Did you clean your room.
- How did you survive.
- What is going on.
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- NOT A QUESTION
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- The captain knows the crew?
- Paint the green car?
- This boring sentence tried to be a question?
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- USE AN INSTEAD OF A
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- A apple fell from the tree.
- It is a honor to serve in the military.
- We need a FBI agent.
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- USE A INSTEAD OF AN
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- An car is parked in the lot.
- I found an book in the store.
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- VULGAR OR ARCHAIC LANGUAGE
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- We are going to shit the product on time.
- The team will piss the ball.
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- SPLIT INFINITIVES
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- He wanted to quickly find the answer.
- He wanted to very quickly find the answer.
- The ship was to swiftly enter the battle.
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- INCORRECT VERB TENSE
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- I have wrote several books.
- You are never forced to review what you have wrote.
- I had walk to the house.
- The car drive to the sea.
- I driving to the sea.
- John eat the cake.
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- INCORRECT SUBJUNCTIVE
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- If John was at home, he would be happy.
- I am stupid if the Earth was flat.
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- DOUBLE SUPERLATIVES
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- He has the more better car.
- The most fastest car is here.
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- TOO MANY CONJUNCTIONS
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- He finished his ham and eggs and ate a biscuit and then
- stood and put on his hat and coat.
- I do not know whether to have apples or oranges or peaches or
- lemon pie or just to forget dessert entirely and have tea.
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- TOO MANY PHRASES
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- The car that is in the garage that is in my house that
- is located in the city that is a good place to live is a
- classic car.
- The school that was awarded the award that was for excellence had known
- that education that works is education that is worthwhile.
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- DOUBLE NEGATIVE
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- We could not never find him.
- You will not find him never.
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- USE OR INSTEAD OF NOR
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- I wanted either the car nor the boat.
- His choice was either going to the race nor staying at home.
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- USE NOR INSTEAD OF OR
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- I wanted neither the car or the boat.
- She was neither right or wrong.
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- USE WHO FOR PERSONS
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- The person which took the food was hungry.
- I know people which took the food.
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- SEXIST LANGUAGE
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- The chairman controls the company.
- The mailman is always on time.
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- USE NUMBER INSTEAD OF AMOUNT
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- The amount of cars was good for the show.
- I want to know the amount of boats in the parade.
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- SENTENCE CAPITALIZATION
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- this is a sentence.
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- all sentences should begin with a capital letter.
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- REWRITABLE PASSIVE SENTENCES
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- The food was eaten by John.
- This ball was thrown by the football star.
- The complex sentence that Mary wrote had been tested by the advanced
- grammar checking program that the programmer wrote.
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- SENTENCE TOO LONG
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- This sentence in this test sequence is supposed to find out if I can build a
- sentence that is so long that it becomes hard to understand by most normal
- people who read sentences and a grammar checker might run into these in the course
- of proofreading a document that someone wanted to check for serious grammar
- errors.
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- SAME SENTENCE BEGINNING
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- The car is blue and green. The boat is going to the big race tomorrow. The
- train will arrive at 6:00PM.
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- I know this is important. I know that if I lose, it will be bad. I will not
- make any mistakes.
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- EXTRA SPACES
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- There should be no extra spaces in the sentence.
- It is easy to leave extra spaces in documents.
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- USE THAT INSTEAD OF WHICH
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- The car which I bought was very expensive.
- This is the boat which can go very fast.
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- PUNCTUATION INSIDE OF QUOTATIONS
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- "I want that seat", she said in a loud voice.
- He said "I can do it", and he ran off.
- His book was called "The Bad Story".
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- NEED ADVERB INSTEAD OF ADJECTIVE
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- She sang beautiful.
- He ran away quick.
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- USE WELL INSTEAD OF GOOD
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- You play very good.
- I know that you will fight good.
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- AGREEMENT FOR HERE AND THERE
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- There is the cars.
- Here is the cars.
- There are the car.
- Here are the car.
- Is there cars in the garage?
- Are there water in the boat?
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- CUSTOM GRAMMAR RULES
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- He entered into a contract.
- They faced up to their obligations.
- John moved inside of the ship.
- The plane took off of the carrier.
- I will open up the can.
- We can not do this.
- The news paper was late.
- My mother in law is great.
- The two by fours were holding up the house.
- Seeing that he was there, they let him stay.
- Being that it is here, I will fix it.
- Dr Ben Jones is the best doctor.
- I know Mr Bill will find you.
- Do you know where Mrs Jones went?
- The Galactic Corp is very powerful.
- Ms Jones is a tough teacher.
- Widgetet Inc makes complex widgets for the government.
- I work for the Xman Co as a janitor.
- The bike was as light as a feather.
- To add insult to injury, he fell into the water.
- It was like finding a needle in a haystack.
- I have a sneaking suspicion that he is guilty.
- This is our hour of need.
- The car was white as snow in the winter.
- The device was the cat's meow of gadgets.
- We need an acid test to determine the results.
- It will be easier said than done.
- We will deliver a crushing blow to the competition.
- They will face the music.
- As a matter of fact, we are the best.
- It will ship when it is good and ready.
- I will get to the bottom of this problem.
- On the whole, it worked.
- We will implement the program along these lines.
- We will continue to see you in the foreseeable future.
- In spite of your attitude, we will keep you.
- In order to deliver the program, we will work hard.
- You have a lot of problems.
- This plan will effect the solution.
- We want to except the prize.
- You need to know that I am innocent.
- We need an other car.
- The car that i bought was a lemon.
- At the present time, we are stuck in the mud.
- Please make out a check in the amount of the bill.
- It would seem that this is a cliche.
- In view of the fact that he is guilty, we will stop him.
- I will help you in spite of the fact that I dislike you.
- The car came within the vicinity of the building.
- This was a great moment in time.
- The fact of the matter is that you are being stubborn.
- This is one of the most wordy sentences.
- As an added bonus, we will fly you to Hawaii.
- I have no earthly idea about the project.
- The manager could see the handwriting on the wall.
- His pleas had fallen on deaf ears.
- I ironed out the details.
- I feel on top of the world.
- It goes without saying that we need you.
- I am at a loss for words over this disaster.
- I will try and find the house.
- Try and find the house on the map.
- I will try out the new car.
- This food is as good or better than home cooking.
- I do not know as to whether I should keep it.
- I will paint the house as soon as I buy some paint.
- The government counted up its money.
- John needs to rest up before the race.
- It feels kind of hot.
- She is currently the president of the company.
- That was kind of informal.
- You have come a long ways.
- He acted like he owned the place.
- I will wet my appetite at the party.
- He had learnt his lesson.
- We daren't do the deed.
- You needn't worry about me.
- Betty shan't be late.
- The people departed from the airport.
- Mary protested against the pollution of the water.
- I got a huge head-ache.
- The plane flew with the co-pilot in charge.
- Congress signed a free trade agreement.
- You are a very fine boy.
- Tom had a real good stereo system.
- The store had a real fine dress.
- We will return back to our house.
- The consequent results were disappointing.
- He was saying meaningless gibberish.
- The awkward dilemma confused everyone.
- It may be said that he was a proud person.
- It might be stated that they succeeded in their task.
- We took a leisurely trip down the river.
- It was incredibly hot.
- The ongoing review of products takes resources.
- I personally like to see the results.
- The task will be completed within a few days.
- I am most appreciative of your efforts.
- Nature will provide for the creatures of the Earth.
- This is a case where I know what is right.
- This type of crime needs to be punished.
- There were various factors such as heat and cold.
- We all want to play in the pool.
- The fat was removed from all portions of the meat.
- The form must be completed in advance.
- Dinner will be ready at about 7:00.
- Any and all children are invited to the zoo.
- The criminal needs legal council.
- He had ought to find a place to live.
- My brother in law is my best friend.
- My past experience will help me.
- This is a good color (ie., blue).
- I went too the store.
- There are to many people in the store.
- The blast will effect the buildings.
- We tried to effect the results of the experiment.
- John knows he needs to illicit new ideas.
- The group that will illicit new ideas was formed by the company.
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- USE FEWER INSTEAD OF LESS
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- We have fewer sugar than they do.
- We have less cars than they do.
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- IMPROPER DATE FORMAT
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- Independence day is on July, 4 1776.
- I was born November, 27 1963.
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- UNNECESSARY COLON
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- The pie needs: sugar, apples, and flour.
- I want: a wrench, a screwdriver and a plier.
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- INTRODUCTORY COMMA MISSING
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- In my experience I have never seen such a thing.
- By opening the box you will have broken the seal.
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- USE BRACKETS INSIDE OF QUOTES
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- He said, "The car (a Jeep) was fun to drive."
- I know that his "prized possession (a car)" is kept in a garage.
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- ENDING PUNCTUATION PROBLEMS
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- I know that this event is exciting!!!!
- He said, "This ... was an ellipsis mark."
- You cannot end a sentence like this . . .
- Do not add extra spaces .
- This is also a problem .. to consider.
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- TOO MANY SHORT SENTENCES
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- I live in Seattle. It rains a lot. The scenery is beautiful. I will
- stay here. The sky is blue. The grass is green. These trees are tall.
- I like it. Short sentences are bad. This is short.
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- AWKWARD PREPOSITION AT END
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- Jane did not know how to put the cat out.
- I do not know who to sit by.
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- STARTING WITH AND OR BUT
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- And she partied all night.
- But she got the job done.
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- FUSED SENTENCES
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- This is not correct.This sentence is missing a space.
- It is too easy.John fell into the ditch.
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- BAD SPELLING
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- We dont want to use the wrong words.
- I want to spdll this word.
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- FORMING POSSESSIVE NAMES
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- Burns' poems are great.
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- USING IT'S AND ITS
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- Its a beautiful day. I know its going to shine.
- I know it's shell is green. We want to see it's house.
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- COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS
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- The car is to hot.
- I am going too explode.
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- I will get supplies form the store.
- You need to fill out the from.
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- I know their is a problem.
- We want there secrets.
- I want they're strategy for winning.
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- John wanted to see the affect.
- I do not know what will effect the results.
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- I will illicit ideas from the committee.
- The elicit drug was imported from Columbia.
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- Your in charge of the party.
- I like you're car.
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- TOO MANY NOUNS
- The house boat water connection line is here.
- I have a water line connection point adapter.
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- TOO MANY PREPOSITIONS
- I walked to the house near the sea by the city in the boat by the ship.
- The ship near the dock in the city by the bay was sinking.