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Chloee Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Lack of/in Knowledge

Would you please check for the mistakes?

It is sad I know the grammar of some foreign languages and I lack in knowledge of my own.

Is the article necessary before grammar and does it sound natural to say that someone lacks in/of knowledge of something? My own refers to the language, not grammar.

Thank you a lot!
  

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You can say it more simply. It's sad that I know the grammar of several languages, but not (that) of my own. __________________ Yes, it's the grammar.

— CalifJim

  • You can say it more simply.
  • It's sad that I know the grammar of several languages, but not (that) of my own.
  • __________________ Yes, it's the grammar.
  • You lack (the) knowledge of something.
  • You don't "lack of knowledge", no.
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You can say it more simply.

It's sad that I know the grammar of several languages, but not (that) of my own.
__________________

Yes, it's the grammar.

You lack (the) knowledge of something. You don't "lack of knowledge", no.

But you can have a lack of knowledge (of something).

CJ
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ChloeeWould you please check for the mistakes?

It is sad that I know the grammar of some foreign languages and lack in knowledge of my own language's grammar.
Is the article necessary before "grammar",
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