which of them are from a grammatical one

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I created a thread in which there were five sentences, and I asked there which of them were correct. Someone named A replied to my thread, and then I (named B) replied to them. We had the following dialog.

A: "Correct in what way? From a grammatical perspective, or a colloquial one?"

B: "I'd like to know which of them are correct from a colloquial perspective and which of them are from a grammatical one."


I wonder if the bolded "are" is optional here.
 

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No. Take out that "are", and you can even remove the second "of them".
 

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I say no too. It has to stay there.
 

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As far as I can tell, @teechar suggested the following versions (he said that I can remove the second "are", as in version #1, and that I can remove both the second "are" and the second "of them", as in version #2):

1. I'd like to know which of them are correct from a colloquial perspective and which of them from a grammatical one.

2. I'd like to know which of them are correct from a colloquial perspective and which from a grammatical one.
I say no too. It has to stay there.
What do you mean by "too"? If, as you say, the bolded "are" cannot be omitted, then you and @teechar disagree. I think @teechar said "no", but he actually meant "yes."

Am I missing something?
 

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Am I missing something?

No, you've understood correctly.

teechar and I are both saying it's not optional (that was your question) but he's saying that you should remove the 'are' and I'm saying that you should leave it in place.
 
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