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Rule "Determiners preceding geographical terms"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Determiners preceding geographical terms
Message: A determiner may be missing.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.engvid.com/english-resource/the-with-country-names-lakes-rivers/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He lived in United States from 1933 till 1945.
    Correction suggestion: in the United States
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • History of the National Hockey League on United States television.
  • On December 9, 1882, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5–4 in Lee's favor in United States v. Lee, deciding that Arlington had been confiscated without due process.
ID: DETERMINER_GEOGRAPHICAL_WORD [20]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)