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What does The criminal got away because of lack of evidence. The criminal got away because of the lack of evidence. Which is correct in grammar? Why does the first sentence omit 'the'? mean?
What does The criminal got away because of lack of evidence. The criminal got away because of the lack of evidence. Which is correct in grammar? Why does the first sentence omit 'the'? mean?
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"범죄자가 증거 부족으로 범행을 면했다"는 미국식 영어 구문 'The criminal got away because of lack of evidence.'와 'The criminal got away because of the lack of evidence.' 중 어느 것이 맞는 문법인지에 대해 설명드리겠습니다.
먼저, "The criminal got away because of lack of evidence."라는 문장은 'the'를 생략한 형태로, 일반적으로는 'the'가 포함된 문장이 올바른 문법적인 형태입니다. 그러나 영어에서는 특정 상황이나 맥락에 따라 'the'를 생략할 수도 있습니다. 이 경우, 'lack of evidence'가 구체적인 상황을 나타내기 때문에 'the'를 생략하여도 문장이 완전하고 이해하기 쉬운 형태가 됩니다.
예를 들어, "The criminal got away because of lack of evidence."라는 문장을 사용하여 설명하면, "The police couldn't convict the criminal because there was not enough evidence to prove his guilt."라고 해석할 수 있습니다. 이 문장은 범죄자가 증거 부족으로 범행을 면했다는 의미를 전달하고 있습니다.
따라서, 'The criminal got away because of lack of evidence.'와 'The criminal got away because of the lack of evidence.' 중 어느 것을 사용해도 문법적으로는 문제가 없지만, 'the'를 생략한 형태가 더 간결하고 자연스러운 표현일 수 있습니다.
먼저, "The criminal got away because of lack of evidence."라는 문장은 'the'를 생략한 형태로, 일반적으로는 'the'가 포함된 문장이 올바른 문법적인 형태입니다. 그러나 영어에서는 특정 상황이나 맥락에 따라 'the'를 생략할 수도 있습니다. 이 경우, 'lack of evidence'가 구체적인 상황을 나타내기 때문에 'the'를 생략하여도 문장이 완전하고 이해하기 쉬운 형태가 됩니다.
예를 들어, "The criminal got away because of lack of evidence."라는 문장을 사용하여 설명하면, "The police couldn't convict the criminal because there was not enough evidence to prove his guilt."라고 해석할 수 있습니다. 이 문장은 범죄자가 증거 부족으로 범행을 면했다는 의미를 전달하고 있습니다.
따라서, 'The criminal got away because of lack of evidence.'와 'The criminal got away because of the lack of evidence.' 중 어느 것을 사용해도 문법적으로는 문제가 없지만, 'the'를 생략한 형태가 더 간결하고 자연스러운 표현일 수 있습니다.
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The second one is correct. You could also say “because of a lack of evidence”
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