Is “a” necessary?
Could you check whether this sentence is free from mistakes? I also would like to know whether I should use ‘a lack of’ or ‘lack of’ because I’ve seen them both before.
Regrettably, many wars and conflicts around the world are caused by a lack of mutual understanding between nations.
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I think it is more correct to use "because of" instead of "by". And, I think "a lack" is OK here. kazupocketmonster Regrettably, many wars and conflicts around the world are caused because of a lack of mutual understanding between nations.
- I think it is more correct to use "because of" instead of "by".
- And, I think "a lack" is OK here.
- kazupocketmonster Regrettably, many wars and conflicts around the world are caused because of a lack of mutual understanding between nations.
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I think it is more correct to use "because of" instead of "by". And, I think "a lack" is OK here.
kazupocketmonsterRegrettably, many wars and conflicts around the world are caused because of a lack of mutual understanding between nations.
0kazupocketmonster‘a lack of’ or ‘lack of’
'lack of' used to be the norm, but nowadays both are used equally. It's your choice.
CJ
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