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My first post contained a disclaimer:hi,
Please note I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker;
Just for the clarity of discussion;
Both of you have used the term "passive" many times.
I have the impression that 5jj, for most time, is talking about the passive voice - we don't use the lack in passive voice.
Where in BC example it seems to me that the "lacked by" is past participle modifying noun phrase and serves more as post-positive adjective with some passive sense.
Could you please clarify it.
Cheers
I'm not sure whether grammarians call it passive
It is still true.