Clarifying the actual problem · Correcting an inaccurate understanding

Correcting an inaccurate understanding in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Correcting an inaccurate understanding.

Use It was…that or What…is to focus attention on a particular element. Keep the structure clear and use it only when the emphasis helps your meaning.

Context: Clarifying the actual problem. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

It was this gap in responsibility that several colleagues mentioned during the review.

هذه الفجوة في تحديد المسؤولية هي التي ذكرها عدة زملاء خلال المراجعة.

Adding more detail to the task instructions would not necessarily address it.

لن تعالج إضافة تفاصيل إلى تعليمات المهام هذه الفجوة بالضرورة.

What we need first is a clear point of contact for each handover.

ما نحتاج إليه أولًا هو جهة اتصال واضحة لكل عملية تسليم.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: It was this gap in responsibility that several colleagues mentioned during the review.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: ما نحتاج إليه أولًا هو جهة اتصال واضحة لكل عملية تسليم.