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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 was waiting for answer.
    Correction suggestion: an answer, the answer
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He was waiting for your answer.
  • For example, he wrote a letter to me.
  • The data for boy 34 appear in Figure 3.
ID: ARTICLE_MISSING [16]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)