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Rule "Articles: article missing before a countable noun"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Articles: article missing before a countable noun
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool
Message: The article might be missing before the noun.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-countable-uncountable-nouns/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He is friend.
    Correction suggestion: a friend, the friend
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He is a friend.
  • He is my friend.
  • This is Chapter 2.
  • Depict one's immersion with the world.
  • You can go by car or by train.
  • The horses are coming down the track and it's neck and neck.
  • It's brand new.
  • ... region when the county courts were in session.
  • The roses are in bud.
ID: ARTICLE_MISSING [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)