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lack something vs lack in something?
The sauce was lacking in flavor.
The sauce was lacking flavor.
Are both of these sentences correct? Do I have to put a preposition in?
14 de abr. de 2020 19:27
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They're both correct, but they're grammatically different. It isn't simply a case of adding or omitting a preposition if you feel like it. If 'lacking' is a verb, you don't use 'in'; if 'lacking' is an adjective, you do.
The sauce was lacking flavour = The sauce lacked flavour.
Here, 'lack' here is a verb, and 'flavour' is the direct object.
The sauce was lacking in flavour.
Here, 'lacking' is a predicative adjective which requires a particular construction:
be + lacking + in + indirect object
I hope that helps.
14 de abril de 2020
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They're both correct! As another commenter already said, the preposition is correct but not nessecary.
14 de abril de 2020
1
Both are correct. No preposition is required but you can put it there if you like.
14 de abril de 2020
Both are correct. No preposition is required but you can put it there if you like.
14 de abril de 2020
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