neglecting verb to be

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Here is the example: Acrylic is a fibre used to imitate wools, including cashmere, and is often used in replacement of them.

Above sentence is the original can we re-arrange it as: Acrylic is a fibre used to imitate wools, including cashmere, and often used in replacement of them.

What I try to do is thinking because at the first part "is" is used than, we do not need to use "is" at the following part again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile

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Here is the example: Acrylic is a fibre used to imitate wools, including cashmere, and is often used in replacement of them.

Above sentence is the original can we re-arrange it as: Acrylic is a fibre used to imitate wools, including cashmere, and often used in replacement of them.

What I try to do is thinking because at the first part "is" is used than, we do not need to use "is" at the following part again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile

Thank you.


It's passable English, but it's worth remembering that 'is used' is a passive construction, so you could remove all of it:

Acrylic is a fibre used to imitate wools, including cashmere, and often in replacement of them.
 

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It's passable English, but it's worth remembering that 'is used' is a passive construction, so you could remove all of it:

Does this passable English mean "ellipsis"?

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"Passable" means "just about acceptable".
 

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and often used

It's OK, but you could further reduce it by removing and.
 

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It's passable English, but it's worth remembering that 'is used' is a passive construction, so you could remove all of it:

Acrylic is a fibre used to imitate wools, including cashmere, and often in replacement of them.

Is it because the two sentences conjucted with and have passive use of verb to use?

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