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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?
"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
- 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?
- 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
- 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
- phrasal verbs - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I am trying to work through this notice of a tax deficiency with the unstated purpose of resolving it Yes, I am studying the notice of tax deficiency I want to work this out promptly Either phrase may be appropriate in such a situation They have different primary meanings, but those meanings are often closely related
- 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
- What is the difference between prodding and poking?
What is the difference between prodding and poking? According to the Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary, their senses are almost the same Prod- to push sb sth finger or with a pointed object
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