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Gillyflower Posted 8 years ago
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Is "among" the right preposition in this sentence?

Hi,

Is "among" the right preposition in this sentence? What about "from among"?

"Among the oxidative stressors, we can refer to radiation, vibration, cold, heat, lead, mercury, cadmium, solvents, ...."


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gillyflower Is "among" the right preposition in this sentence? What about "from among"? Among the oxidative stressors, we can refer to radiation, vibration, cold, heat, lead, mercury, cadmium, solvents, ....

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gillyflowerIs "among" the right preposition in this sentence? What about "from among"?
Among the oxidative stressors, we can refer to radiation, vibration, cold, heat, lead, mercury, cadmium, solvents, ....

It's "can refer to" that doesn't work. I recommend that you substitute one of these:

can