Is the following sentence right?
The doctor said that my father was fine but lack of rest.
I think it is wrong. I would change it into " The doctor said that my father was fine but lacked rest."
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Pretty sure the following are all okay, too. (I've read them too many times and they look weird now!)
The doctor said that my father was fine but was lacking rest.
The doctor said that my father was fine but for lack of rest.
The doctor said that my father was fine but lacked rest.
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The doctor said my father was fine but NEEDED rest.
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I would add the word "He" there to tell us who lacked rest
The doctor said my father was fine but that he lacked rest."
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