There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian languag

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There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of  the more gregarious nature of the Italian national character.

A.There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of
B.Because there is no word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is for German, there might be a reflection of
C.Unlike German, there is no word meaning "privacy" in Italian, and that fact might reflect
D.Because there is not a word meaning "privacy" in Italian, as there is in German, that might be a reflection of
E.There is no word meaning "privacy" in Italian, as there is in German, a fact that might reflect

matzetx · Answer

There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of  the more gregarious nature of the Italian national character.

A.There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of
 --> construction 
B.Because there is no word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is  for  German, there might be a reflection of
 --> not for but in 
C.Unlike German, there is no word meaning "privacy" in Italian, and that fact might reflect
Unlike  in  German .... in Italian
D.Because there is not a word meaning "privacy" in Italian, as there is in German,  that  might be a reflection of
 E.There is no word meaning "privacy"  in  Italian, as there is  in  German, a fact that might reflect

borntobreaktherecord · Answer

-there is no X in Italian,as there is in German,a fact.. ;"a fact that might" modifies what it is intended to modify.

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kinjiGC · Answer

There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of  the more gregarious nature of the Italian national character.

A.There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of
E.There is no word meaning "privacy" in Italian, as there is in German, a fact that might reflect

What is the difference between "no word" and "not a word". I marked Option A) in free mock today which I took.

I didn't like option E) as the sentence is not clear about what Italian. Whereas in Option A), it is clear that the word is in Italian Language. I thought in Option A) language is not repeated as "Language" is ellipsed.

Can somebody explain?

KarishmaB · Answer

There are two differences between (A) and (E) and both suggest that (E) is the better option.

With noun phrases, we use 'no'.
There is no word that...

If we use 'not' with the verb to make the negative sentence, we usually use 'any' along with it.
There isn't any word that...

With the article 'a' instead of 'any', the sentence isn't necessarily wrong though it is a bit awkward.

Also, "a fact that might reflect" is much better than the cumbersome and indirect "a fact that might be reflective of".

Hence, option (E) is better.

kinjiGC · Answer

Thanks Karishma for the clarification.

The omission of the word language is not an issue?

KarishmaB · Answer

It's actually better. From the context, it is obvious that we are talking about the language. Omission of the word 'language' makes it more concise and to the point. Of course, there is nothing wrong in clarifying 'Italian language'.

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