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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 is good friend.
    Correction suggestion: a good friend, the good friend
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He is a good friend.
  • It may require strong AI to be done as well as humans can do it.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ARTICLE_MISSING [7]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)