[Grammar] Adjective clause

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Could you please tell me which sentences are more formal in academic writing?

1) "A 3-m DEM file, which was taken from X organization and was related to the main river, was used for hydraulic analysis."
2) "A 3-m DEM file, which was taken from X organization and related to the main river, was used for hydraulic analysis."

Or do you have a better suggestion?

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A 3-m DEM file, taken from X organisation and related to the main river, was used for hydraulic analysis.
 

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Should there be an "is" before "related"?
I am curious how a file can be related to a "the main river" and why the river is not named.
 

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Should there be an "is" before "related"?
I think the verb 'to be' should not be used before an adjectival participle phrase, but I am not a teacher.
 

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Should there be an "is" before "related"?
I am curious how a file can be related to a "the main river" and why the river is not named.
That type of file (DEM) is a spatial file.
 

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That hasn't helped me. What is a "spatial file"? I still don't understand how a file can be "related to a main river". Do you mean that it "relates to a specific river"?
 
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I know. I just spotted my own typo and fixed it before I even saw your post.
 

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I think the verb 'to be' should not be used before an adjectival participle phrase, but I am not a teacher.

I think it could go either way. "And" could be a conjunction, in which case the clause would not be participial.
 

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I think it can only be a participial phrase instead of a clause because a subject is missing, but I am not a teacher.
 

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The subject is the same - the file.
"Spatial file" meaning 3-D computer model?
 

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The subject is the same - the file.
If you meant the following, I would consider it wrong, and I hope a teacher would correct me if I was wrong, as I am not a teacher.

'A 3-m DEM file, taken from X organisation and is related to the main river, was used for hydraulic analysis.' :cross:
 

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Is the above sentence wrong with the "is", teachers?
 

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I would consider "is" to be incorrect.
 

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I think 'is' is incorrect there as 'is' is incorrect below, but I am not a teacher.
'A 3-year-old child, lovely and is chubby, was put in a crib.':cross:
 
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