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Originally Posted by Casiopea Symmetry and redundancy:
[2] 'the rules' is redundant, so the second one is replaced by a nominal demonstrative, referring back to the first 'the rules:
The rules provided = the rules found in traditional handbooks.
=> The rules provided = those found in traditional handbooks.
[3] Both 'the rules' and 'those' function as subjects, and since they are co-related, one of the two is omitted. The second one is omitted:
The rules provided = found in traditional handbooks. |
That's very clear. Thank you.
Yes, "those" replaces "rules", but I wouldn't have thought of taking note of that unless asked about it specifically.
Could you give us your opinion, please? Do you think the writer purposely left in "those" for some reason when he/she could have left it out? The second subject could've been omitted, but it wasn't. Do you think the writer was aware of what he/she was doing when he/she wrote the sentence? Maybe it was something to do with the form of expression? Or is this really just of no matter, and the writer probably wasn't aware?
I, somehow, feel that leaving in "those" sounds like a stronger statement. It might almost be like saying "They really are the ones found in traditional handbooks."