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Rule "Articles: article missing before a countable noun"

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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 was waiting at new airport.
    Correction suggestion: a new airport, the new airport
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He was waiting at the new airport.
  • It appeared as something she could not at first cope with.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ARTICLE_MISSING [13]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)