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Correction of errors and reasons
The Articels(a,an,the)
1 She bought a honey and milk
Correct
She bought honey and milk
2 A gold is very expensive these days
Correct
Gold is very expensive these days
3 we like an honesty
Correct
we like honesty
4 he was punished because of cheating
Correct
he was punished because of cheating
Reason of correction we do not place the indefinite article(a or an) because an uncountable noun

5 The ship is coming from Indian ocean
Correct
the ship is coming from the Indian Ocean
6 I have read Arabian Nights written by an Arab
Correct
I have read the Arabian nights written by an Arab
7 Alps is the highes mountains of Europe
Correct
The Alps is the highest mountain of Europe
8 Jang is a popular Urdu daily
Correct
The Jang is a popular urdu daily
Reason of correction we place the definite article "the" before the name of oceans or seas and ships and titles of books,magazines,and newspapers.We also place it before the names of rivers
We do not alwasys place the before titles of books for example,When the title is a proper noun like "Jane Eyre"
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