lack of
prep. phr..prep. phr.. a situation where you do not have enough of something or have none at all.
prep. phr.. a state of being without or having an insufficient quantity of something; functions as a complex noun phrase head or prepositional complement.
The project failed because of a lack of money.
Many plants die during the summer months due to a lack of water and extreme heat.
The committee cited a lack of transparency in the procurement process as the primary reason for the investigation's commencement.
usually follows 'a' and is followed by a noun representing the missing item.
help students distinguish between the noun 'lack' (followed by 'of') and the verb 'lack' (which takes a direct object with no preposition).
They lack of the necessary skills.They lack the necessary skills.the verb 'lack' is transitive and does not take 'of'; only the noun form requires the preposition.