Question

1564 ✗ At school I used to lack confidence. At school I used to lack [[ ]] confidence. in | _

Accepted Answer

lack At school I used to lack in confidence. At school I used to lack [[in]] confidence. _ Do not confuse lack sth (verb + object, WITHOUT in/of ) with be lacking in sth and (a) lack of sth: 'He lacks the confidence to start his own business.' 'At school he was found to be lacking in confidence.' 'She certainly doesn't show any lack of confidence.' 'I think I'm suffering from a lack of sleep.'Lack is mainly used with abstract nouns: 'a lack of support/sympathy/ freedom/sleep/energy'Avoid using lack with concrete nouns: 'We don't have any envelopes.' 'We're short of envelopes.' 'There aren't enough envelopes.'

Idx	1564
Keyword	lack
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	At school I used to lack in confidence.
Correct Sentence	At school I used to lack confidence.
Cloze Error Sentence	At school I used to lack [[in]] confidence.
Cloze Sentence	At school I used to lack [[ ]] confidence.
Cloze Answer	_
Choices	in \| _
Explanation	Do not confuse lack sth (verb + object, WITHOUT in/of ) with be lacking in sth and (a) lack of sth: 'He lacks the confidence to start his own business.' 'At school he was found to be lacking in confidence.' 'She certainly doesn't show any lack of confidence.' 'I think I'm suffering from a lack of sleep.' Lack is mainly used with abstract nouns: 'a lack of support/sympathy/ freedom/sleep/energy' Avoid using lack with concrete nouns: 'We don't have any envelopes.' 'We're short of envelopes.' 'There aren't enough envelopes.'

Lack School I Confidence Sth Envelopes Lacking Nouns