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Is it not (B). Could someone explain why "lacking in " something is unidiomatic.

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B is unidiomatic... "lack something" but not "lack in something"


sorry for confusion... I thought that is was unidiomatic, but I will still stick to my answer choice

here is a link on the "lack"
https://www.bartleby.com/64/C003/0190.html
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(A) is lacking
We don't use verb "lack" as present progressive.
(B) is lacking in
lacking is adjective in this case, "lacking in" is correct.

OA is B :done
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Because of the Web's rapid, chaotic growth, the resulting network of information is lacking organization and structure; in fact, the Web has evolved into a global mess of previously
unimagined proportions.
(A) is lacking
(B) is lacking in
(C) lacking
(D) lacked
(E) was lacking in

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He 'is lacking in' patience, is the correct idiomatic form. He lacks patience is correct.

Since the tense of the sentence is present, B.
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Will go with B.

"is lacking in" is better than "is lacking".



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