They lack the necessary
family support or any other
channels where they can
seek assistance.
Deprived and disadvantaged
families lack both knowledge
and self-confidence.
A child without parents
usually lacks a sense of
security.
The government overall lacks
dynamism.
It was so interesting to see
how Western thinking lacks
creativity and is not geared
to changes.
lacking adjective
Financial backing for the
program is still lacking.
lacking in adjective
It was a solidly built vessel
but lacking in navigating
instruments.
Grammatical structure:
'lacking in' + noun phrase.
lacking '_ing' form (present
participle)
Lacking any filial piety, Prince
Richard rebelled against his
father.
Sentence structure: 'Lacking
+ noun phrase + comma +
clause
lacking
'_ing' form
(reduced relative clause:
the relative pronoun e.g.
'who' and the verb are
missing)
Students lacking a dictionary
can use an online dictionary.
(Meaning: Students who
are lacking a dictionary can
use an online one.)
lacked verb
perfect and past tenses
His leadership has lacked
imagination and aggression.
He said that Hongkong
lacked "a long-term
authority that monitors
tree-planting efforts".
lack of noun
Social workers blame the
Government for the severe
lack of residential places.
There's been a lack of