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Proper Nouns Do Not Take Articles

Submitted by György Chityil ... on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 17:31
English
Hierarchy: 
Proper Noun
Part: 
Sentence
Scope: 
Chunk
Features: 
current.is_article && next.is_proper_noun && next.structure_without_preposition
Suggestion: 
next.text
External References: 
http://www.mhhe.com/mayfieldpub/tsw/art-pnou.htm
Description: 

Proper nouns (e.g. John, Alice and India) do not take articles. 

  • Incorrect: The New York is a lovely city.
  • Correct: New York is a lovely city.
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