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Ppan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

What does this "them" refer to?

0 Hi,02br
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00Is the sentence grammatically correct?02br
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00"While the cause of the problem is multifold, I think poor communication is one of them."02br
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00What bothers me is what this "them" refers to. How can we better put it?02br
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00thanks in advance,02br
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00/P0-
  

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01cite10Ppan12cite10Hi,12br
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10Is the sentence grammatically correct?12br
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10"While the cause of the problem is multifold, I think poor communication is one of 10them10."12br
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10What bothers me is what this "them" refers to. How can we better put it?12br
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0 01i00multifold02i00 is a very little used word in my experience.02br
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00 While the causes of the problem are [many / multiple], I think poor communication is one of them.02br
00 There are [many / multiple] causes [of / for] the problem, and I think poor communciation is one of them.02br
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0 Multifold means that there are many aspects/different angles. 0-

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