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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
(A) lack of time
I'm hoping for some help on this.
I'm Dutch and as such my first language isn't English - so excuse me for any grammatical mistakes in this post - but I do take English at school (I'm seventeen). A short while ago I had to write an essay and I got stuck on one sentence in there.
"I am unable to continue doing this [due to a lack of time/due to lack of time/because I lack the time].
Which one of these is/are correct?
I have discussed this matter extensively with my British friend, but he also didn't know what the answer to this question was. His guess was 'due to a lack of time'. When I decided to use that in my essay, my teacher then crossed out the 'a' in there, so I'm currently undecided as to which is correct.
I hope any of you are able to help me out.
Regards,
Eline
I'm Dutch and as such my first language isn't English - so excuse me for any grammatical mistakes in this post - but I do take English at school (I'm seventeen). A short while ago I had to write an essay and I got stuck on one sentence in there.
"I am unable to continue doing this [due to a lack of time/due to lack of time/because I lack the time].
Which one of these is/are correct?
I have discussed this matter extensively with my British friend, but he also didn't know what the answer to this question was. His guess was 'due to a lack of time'. When I decided to use that in my essay, my teacher then crossed out the 'a' in there, so I'm currently undecided as to which is correct.
I hope any of you are able to help me out.
Regards,
Eline
Top answer
Hi, All three are OK. Clive
- Hi, All three are OK.
- Clive
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Hey,
Thanks for your reply. Is there a (slight?) difference in meaning between the three, then? Or is it all the same?
Thanks for your reply. Is there a (slight?) difference in meaning between the three, then? Or is it all the same?
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hi,
From Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary:
lack http://www.EnglishForward.com/English/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=44327&ph=on
noun
lack of sth the absence of something or when there is not enough of it:
Her only problem is lack
From Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary:
lack http://www.EnglishForward.com/English/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=44327&ph=on
noun
lack of sth the absence of something or when there is not enough of it:
Her only problem is lack
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Hi,
"I am unable to continue doing this [due to a lack of time/due to lack of time/because I lack the time].
Is there a (slight?) difference in meaning between the three, then? Or is it all the same?
It's really all the same. In casual everyday English speech, you'd probably say something like
"I can't go on doing this because I don't have time.'
Clive
"I am unable to continue doing this [due to a lack of time/due to lack of time/because I lack the time].
Is there a (slight?) difference in meaning between the three, then? Or is it all the same?
It's really all the same. In casual everyday English speech, you'd probably say something like
"I can't go on doing this because I don't have time.'
Clive
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