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HOW TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT ERRORS WITH

ARTICLES AND NONCOUNT NOUNS
EXERCISE:
1. Follow the instructions in the “Checklist for Identifying and Correcting Errors with Articles and
Noncount Nouns.”
2. Identify and correct the errors with articles and noncount nouns in this paragraph.

Proposal to build new library is excellent idea because it will provide a place for all students

to study and learn. Currently, many students study in the high school cafeteria. When they

try to study, they cannot focus on book they are reading. A library would provide a quiet room

where a student could read difficult book and focus on his or her homeworks. Students could

also ask for a help from library worker, who could show them where to find informations

about subject they are studying that day . The learning requires a good environment, and

the libraries are designed to be place to learn.

Created in 2007 at the Center for English Language Support, John Jay College, on a U.S. Department of Education Page 1 of 2
(Title V Collaborative) Grant awarded to John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Queensborough Community College.
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PRACTICE IDENTIFYING AND CORRECTING ERRORS WITH
ARTICLES AND NONCOUNT NOUNS
EXERCISE:
1. Follow the instructions in the “Checklist for Identifying and Correcting Errors with Articles and
Noncount Nouns.”
2. Identify and correct the errors with articles and noncount nouns in this paragraph.

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to study and learn. Currently, many students study in the high school cafeteria. When they
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where a student could read ^ difficult book and focus on his or her homeworks. Students could
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also ask for a help from ^ library worker, who could show them where to find informations
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about ^ subject they are studying that day. The ^ learning requires a good environment, and
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the libraries are designed to be ^ place to learn.

Created in 2007 at the Center for English Language Support, John Jay College, on a U.S. Department of Education Page 2 of 2
(Title V Collaborative) Grant awarded to John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Queensborough Community College.