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- grammar - Deficiency or Deficiencies - English Language Learners . . .
In the first example, "deficiency" is singular and needs an article: Students mostly have a deficiency in math That use of "mostly" is a bit informal A more careful expression might be Most students have a deficiency in math The sentence with "deficiencies" as a plural is good too Whether you use the singular or plural depends on how you are thinking of "deficiency", and either way seems
- Why is it THE absence of something but A lack of something?
First of all, they don't mean the same: "Absence" always means that something is not there "Lack" can mean that something is absent, but can also mean a shortage, or a deficiency Secondly, you can use either the definite or indefinite article with both words This example is in the Cambridge dictionary: The business was suffering from an absence of an overall plan for moving forward See
- grammar - Inefficiency or low efficiency? - English Language Learners . . .
This machine is inefficiency This machine is low efficiency Which one is correct, or what is the difference between them?
- usage - No issue or No issues. Which is correct? - English Language . . .
I have a quick doubt Which is the correct usage of English, 'No issue' or 'No issues'? When we didn't get any issue, it represents null, so, ideally it has to be 'no issue' Please correct me
- IN vs. WITH: which is correct in the following sentence?
noun 2 the act of correcting We intend this meaning when we talk about the general act of correction It is an uncountable noun For example, "vitamins can be prescribed for correction of nutrient deficiency " In the OP sentence, the first meaning (1) is the sense intended Here are some example sentences listed at dictionary com and Merriam
- Should as a . . . and unlike . . . clauses refer to the subject?
They represent a deficiency in education only if you believe that education is a matter of teaching people that they are not competent to speak their own language and should be saying something else They certainly don't represent any kind of cognitive deficiency
- Makeup, make-up or make up? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Make up course, make-up course, makeup course - I mean something like make up course I have to include this in my CV and I don't know which version is correct
- Distinguishing between prepositions associated with “lack”
A noun derived from a transitive verb usually (but not always) expresses its object with of But other prepositions may be employed to express nuance For instance, lack may also take an object with in, to express the same deficiency as the deverbal adjective: A certain lack in intellectual depth is evident in his opinions
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