Correct use of the relative pronoun?

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Thecandymancan

#430228 Sat, 13 Oct 07 12:44 AM

Behind only the Yankees, the Red Sox are the most hated team in baseball, which can largely be accredited to their high payroll and obnoxious fans.

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MrPedantic

#430231 Sat, 13 Oct 07 12:51 AM

Hello TCMC,

It looks ok to me. The implicit antecedent here is "a state of affairs" or "situation", i.e.

1. The Red Sox are the most hated team in baseball, [a state of affairs] which can largely be accredited to their high payroll and obnoxious fans.

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...opella forensis / adducit febris...

MrPedantic

#430233 Sat, 13 Oct 07 12:52 AM

PS:

But "accredited" sounds odd to me: I would replace it with "attributed".

MrP