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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

We are suffering lack of water.

0A: We are suffering lack of water.02br
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00B: Construcion of a builing costs a lot of money.02br
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00C: We have realized the need for protection of nature.02br
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00 I think A and B are correct depending on contexts, and C is wrong. But I wonder why C is wrong in terms of grammar? Is there any specific reason?02br
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00 "lack of water" sounds idiomatic and conceptual, so it seems to need no article.02br
00 But what about B and C?02br
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00 Please explain as logically as possible.0-
  

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0 Any of the following are correct. 02br 02br 00 We are suffering from a lack of water. 02br 02br 00 Construction of a building costs a lot of money.

— CalifJim

  • 0 Any of the following are correct.
  • 02br 02br 00 We are suffering from a lack of water.
  • 02br 02br 00 Construction of a building costs a lot of money.
  • 02br 02br 00 We have realized that we need to protect nature.
  • We have realized that nature needs to be protected.
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0 Any of the following are correct. Use 01i00suffering 01u00from02u02i00 and 01i00realized 01u00that02u02i00.02br
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00 We are suffering from a lack of water. We are suffering from lack of water.02br
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00 Construction of a building costs a lot of money. The constr
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10A: We are suffering 11b11font10[from a]12font12b10 lack of water.12br
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10B: 11b11font10[The] 12font12b10Construcion of a builing costs a lot of money.12
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10But I wonder why C is wrong in terms of grammar? Is there any specific reason?12br
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10Not gramatically wrong. But semantically, 01i00realize02i00 and 01i
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0 I don't see a problem using 01i00realize02i00 and 01i00need02i00, but note the difference:02br
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00 to realize X: to make X a reality.02br
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01i00The leaders of the company realized their goal of installing a new computer system.02i02br
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00 to realize that X:
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1font00<<<C: We have realized the need for protection of nature.>>02font00 grammatically is not wrong, but try to say it another way which may be easier to the ears. "Need" idiomatically is followed by infinitve, however is not the rule. In this case, it may sound better to use infinitive.02br
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00 We have realized t
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10I don't see a problem using 11i10realize12i10 and 11i10need12i10, but note the difference12br
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10I stand corrected. Nothing wrong with11i10 realize12i10 and 11i10need12i
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