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Englishnewbie Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

A lack of time or lack of time?

Hello,

A lack of time forced them to come home early.

Lack of time forced them to come home early..

Do you use A here? If not , why?

Tahnk you.
  

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Hi, englishnewbie Do you use A here? Yes, I do. A lack of time, a lack of money, a lack of food—all these expressions are fine.

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  • Hi, englishnewbie Do you use A here?
  • Yes, I do.
  • A lack of time, a lack of money, a lack of food—all these expressions are fine.
  • Regards
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Hi,
englishnewbieDo you use A here?
Yes, I do. A lack of time, a lack of money, a lack of food—all these expressions are fine.

Regards
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You need an article here, so yes, use the "a." Another possible alternative would be to use "the" especially if the amount of time is unknown, or you are referring to a general deficiency of available time. "The lack of time forced them to come home early." If you were not using "lack" as a noun, and instead used its verb form, you would not need the article. For example, "Lacking time, they
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