[en] False positives and incorrect capitalization of suggestions MANY_NN[1]

MikeUnwalla commented 3 years ago

From regression https://internal1.languagetool.org/regression-tests/via-http/2021-04-19/en-US/result_grammar_MANY_NN[1].html

Some suggestions have incorrect capitalization (examples 1, 65, 67). Try adding case_conversion="preserve"? The fact that, before the suggestion, there is a match no="3" in the message (instead of just \3) might cause some unexpected behaviour, also.

False positives:

[ ] Few doubt she is the author.
[ ] Several counsel have suggested that we have a group discussion after... [AmE/BrE. Counsel as a collective noun]
[ ] Several state that the LLC has not engaged in any work/liabilities type stuff other than the...
[ ] By the Battle of New Orleans, only a few Choctaw remained with the army; they were...
[x] In 1862, he was one of the few War of Independence veterans that helped in...
[ ] r so of terriers to kill an otter.
[ ] Some adults show modest improvement in communication skills, but a few decline; no study has focused on autism after midlife.
[ ] But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
[ ] At the beginning of a marathon race, scores of runners start, but only a few finish and just one takes the cake.
[ ] Many begin, but few finish.
[ ] Earlier, at the AGM he said a few other US power producing majors have shown interest in stepping into Enron's shoes ...
[ ] As there were many items discussed, but only a very few requiring insertion into the BETA and FA, I hope that I covered them all.
[ ] We have some counterparties that are great, send us their confirms T+1.....but a few take 3,4,5 days to get them here....
[ ] Today many Choctaw wear such traditional clothing mainly for special events.
[ ] The northeast corner of downtown is home to many University of Texas students. https://github.com/languagetool-org/languagetool/issues/4928
[ ] As energy companies report third quarter earnings, many active as wholesale providers are announcing huge profits.
[ ] As these press releases come out, it is important to remember that many counsel usually sign up on one case. [AmE/BrE. Counsel as a collective noun]
[ ] These folks are continually supporting and encouraging each other, and many end 4 hours, 23 minutes and 19 seconds.
[ ] For many end uses this weakness is compensated for by the sensors’ longevity...
[ ] Restructuring has increased proposed power plant applications many fold. [manyfold]
[ ] ... the complexity and number of transistors in a single CPU has increased many fold. [manyfold]
[ ] Pablo Picasso's style and name are known even to people who are not interested in art; likewise many know that Harry Houdini was an illusionist, Tiger Woods a golfer, ...
[ ] Asia is home to several language families and many language isolates.
[ ] If our one to many model is successful, we move to a many to man... [one-to-many]
[ ] This deal includes New York City, Boston, Myrtle Beach, many more Southeast, Southern and Texas cities and over 50 cities in the Midwest.
[ ] GDP growth, which many regard as inflated by statistical quirks anyway, has declined from ...
[ ] We can then see how many short we are, and deal with the deposit.
[ ] In addition, many shorter half-life and thus more intensely radioactive isotopes have not decayed out of the terrestrial environment...
[ ] In certain cases straw votes will be used only to see how many support or oppose a certain case (to be clear, these straw votes do not contribute to the ultimate decision).
[ ] However, the industry appears to be resigned to implementation at different times, and many view it as the price worth paying for...
[ ] The Soviet Union rejected several Western made peace plans, such as the Carrington Plan... [Western-made]
[ ] As long as there are somewhere in the object several airfoil contoured surfaces, whether wing shaped or not,...
[ ] Ruhul Quddus, an MBA student here at Wharton, with advice from several faculty and researchers (including us) has developed a procedure that ... [BrE/AmE collective noun]
[ ] The centrepiece of the proposed policy is the unbundling of NEPA into several generation, distribution and marketing companies," he said.
[ ] Mr. Kean, I've attached a document outlining a proposal for an associate in Enron's Capital & Risk Management Services division to come and speak in several graduate and undergraduate classes this semester.
[ ] I have several incoming in the next few weeks.
[ ] I don't think the joint & several issue should be a problem;
[ ] Additionally, he believes that under the agreement the parties did not agree to joint and several liability.
[ ] They signed accepting joint and several liability with respect to the obligations.
[ ] The Directors and officers of Argentine companies have joint and several liability to the shareholders and third parties...
[ ] I will leave it to Bill to determine whether a parent guarantee is required or appropriate; however, provision of the guarantee would provide somewhat of a fix to the several liability structure.

MikeUnwalla commented 3 years ago

@udomai , there is also a problem with 'min' in a token: <token postag="NNP?|NN:UN?|JJ.*" postag_regexp="yes" min="0" chunk_re="I-NP-.*">

With this token, the rule does not find the error: Many large interesting book are on the table.

But this token causes the rule to find the error: <token postag="NNP?|NN:UN?|JJ.*" postag_regexp="yes" min="0" max="3" chunk_re="I-NP-.*">

(Aside, Premium SINGULAR_NOUN_VERB_AGREEMENT finds the error.)

I have not made an issue for this because we already have some issues about the problems of min/max not working as expected.

MikeUnwalla commented 3 years ago

@udomai ,

What is special about this rule such that we must preserve the case? Does the problem occur with all rules? If only this rule, why?

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