Is correct the following sentence?

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Hi!Is correct the sentence "It's missing something essential"?If so, could I say "It lacks something essential" instead?Thanks!

Fandorin · Accepted Answer

Hi, Andi. Welcome to English Forums.

andy155Is correct the sentence "It's missing something essential"?

I wouldn't use Continuous here. It's a fact and there is no temporal or another way of durability.

andy155If so, could I say "It lacks of something essential" instead?

It seems fine to me.

Yankee · Answer

Hi Andy

Both of your sentences are fine. You could also say "Something essential is missing."

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Hi Fandorin

The word "missing" is used as an adjective here.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=51102&dict=CALD

And the word "of" should not be added to the second sentence. You only use "of" when the word "lack is used as a noun.
You can look at usage examples for both the noun and the verb "lack" here:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=44327&dict=CALD

Fandorin · Answer

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