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Rule "Articles: a + uncountable noun"

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Description:	Articles: a + uncountable noun
Message:	Uncountable nouns are usually not used with an indefinite article. Use simply \2 \3.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-countable-uncountable-nouns/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	A nice accommodation is too expensive. Correction suggestion: Nice accommodation He made a bad graffiti with his hands. Correction suggestion: bad graffiti Unfortunately, a bad graffiti were on the walls. Correction suggestion: bad graffiti Unfortunately, an incorrect advice resulted in his financial ruin. Correction suggestion: incorrect advice
Correct sentences for comparison:	The information in your files is correct. I have a little money. An intelligence service is known to be corrupt here. This was mentioned in a German research. Automated Mathematician, an artificial intelligence program
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	A_UNCOUNTABLE [3]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)

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