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Rule "Two consecutive articles, e.g. 'the a'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Two consecutive articles, e.g. 'the a'
Message: Two determiners in a row. Choose either <suggestion>\1</suggestion> or <suggestion>\2</suggestion>.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The a thing is this.
    Correction suggestion: The, A
  • This is an a flower.
    Correction suggestion: an, a
  • The A Cat Sat On A Mat.
    Correction suggestion: The, A
  • THIS IS AN A NEW TEST.
    Correction suggestion: AN, A
  • Did you know that the a character in the film is based on Trump?
    Correction suggestion: the, a
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The Thames was once a much broader river.
  • The third letter is the A for Aqua, not Alpha.
  • In this example, use an A, not a B or a C.
  • The a in carry is not the short sound of the a in care.
  • And the A stands for 'alteration'.
  • Have you noticed the A to Z in the Amazon logo?
  • He got an A-
  • P A O L A A N D R E A.
  • For I found within the memorization of new portions of the Qur’an a pleasure that could not be rivalled by all the pleasures of this world.
  • The AN's official newspaper was Secolo d'Italia.
  • Occasionally, an AN's alternatives are difficult to implement.
  • ... linearly in time (that is, in a word like cat the a sound comes after the c sound, and the t sound...
  • Can you spot the the mistake in this post?
ID: DT_DT [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)