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Maverick88 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Lack of\in

Can someone tell me please when I have to use lack in and when lack of
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We are lacking space in my house. What we lack in this house is space. Otherwise, you always write lack of money, lack of cars, lack of houses, etc.

— Andrei

  • We are lacking space in my house.
  • What we lack in this house is space.
  • Otherwise, you always write lack of money, lack of cars, lack of houses, etc.
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We are lacking space in my house.

What we lack in this house is space.


Otherwise, you always write lack of money, lack of cars, lack of houses, etc.
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I think you misunderstood my question
I asked " when I have to use "lack in" and when - "lack of"
I mean when I have to affix "of" and when "in"
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When 'lack' is used as a noun, 'lack of/in' are used the way like this;
A problem of this are is a lack of food supply. (a lack of something = being poor in something)
Food supply is a lack in this area. (a lack = a thing wanted)

paco
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When "lack" is a noun, you say "a lack of something";
When "lack" is a verb, you say "lack something";
When "lack" changes into an adjective form of "lacking," you say "I'm lacking in something."
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