A shortage or shortages

[Donghyun Jang]

Hi Teachers

Could you help the below questions with detailed answers ?

[FONT=&quot]Billions [/FONT]of[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]people[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]in[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]Africa[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]and[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]Asia[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]are[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]already[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]facing[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]water[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]shortages[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]due to[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]poor[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]water[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]management[FONT=&quot].

[/FONT]1. Can I write a water shortage instead of water shortages ?
2. Does water shortages mean quantities of water ?

Regards

 

[GoesStation]

Please edit your post and add the missing spaces between the words. When you paste text in, the spaces sometimes get left out.

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[Donghyun Jang]

a shortage or shortages

Hi Teachers

Could you help the below questions with detailed answers ?

Billions of people in Africa and Asia are already facing water shortages due to poor water management.

1. Can I write a water shortage instead of water shortages ?
2. Does water shortages mean quantities of water ?

Regards

 

[teechar]

Re: a shortage or shortages

Note that I have merged your threads.

 

[jutfrank]

Re: a shortage or shortages

1. It's better to use the plural because you're thinking of multiple shortages, in different areas.
2. No. It means that there isn't enough water to provide for the people in a particular area.