expr beforms [am, is, are, was, were, be, been, being, I'm, you're, we're, they're, he's, she's, it's]
expr complements [ADJ, ADP, ADV, DET, NOUN, NUM, PRON, PROPN, VERB, VBN, VBG]
expr main <(@beforms not be @complements), (not be)>
let message "When a negative clause already uses `be`, drop the extra `be` that follows `not`."
let description "Removes the redundant linking verb that sneaks in between `not` and the predicate after a conjugated `be`."
let kind "Grammar"
let becomes "not"
# True positives
test "I am not be happy today." "I am not happy today."
test "They are not be ready for the call." "They are not ready for the call."
test "We were not be asked anything." "We were not asked anything."
test "She is not be aware of the change." "She is not aware of the change."
test "I am not be a doctor yet." "I am not a doctor yet."
test "I'm not be prepared for that kind of question." "I'm not prepared for that kind of question."
test "He was not be allowed to speak last night." "He was not allowed to speak last night."
test "If you are not be careful, the paint will drip." "If you are not careful, the paint will drip."
test "The group was not be thinking about that possibility." "The group was not thinking about that possibility."
test "I am not be in the mood today." "I am not in the mood today."
test "They were not be sure yet." "They were not sure yet."
test "He is not be already there." "He is not already there."
test "You are not be of much help today." "You are not of much help today."
test "The team were not be attending the show." "The team were not attending the show."
test "I am not be comfortable sharing that yet." "I am not comfortable sharing that yet."
# True negatives / false-positive guards
allows "They will not be ready for the call."
allows "I am not being difficult with you."
allows "We are not the group who can finish this."
allows "She was not a fan of the show."
allows "I'm not sure if that will work."