When doing a bit of research into ~し sentences I've found that sometimes は/が is used and sometimes も is used, which is a bit confusing. For example,
お金もないし、時間もないし、困ったな.
お金はないし、時間はないし、困ったな.
私の部屋は狭いし暗いし家賃も高いので、早く引っ越したいです。
The first two are the same sentence with the particle changed, and the third one has 部屋 with は but 家賃 with も (why not both with も or with は)
It's all very confusing :(
- お金もないし、時間もないし、困ったな。
- お金はないし、時間はないし、困ったな。
These two sentences are almost the same, but IMO the latter (using は) sounds slightly more rhythmical and exclamatory.
Sometimes は is used to list things with emphasis and emotion ("not only ～ but even also ～"). It can be used in the ～は～し～は～し construction, but it's particularly common when combined with sentence-end particle わ for exclamation:
- 水は出ないわ、電気は止まるわで、さんざんな目にあった。
- 私の部屋は、狭いわ暗いわ家賃は高いわなので、早く引っ越したいです。
(Note that this type of わ is not feminine.)
