I have the following sentences.
Decomposition of data into simple blocks are presented by Lin (2013).
Lin (2013) illustrates that the data gaps can be manipulated with the symmetric constraints.
Can I combine them as follows?
Decomposition of data into simple blocks are presented by Lin (2013)
and illustrates that the data gaps can be manipulated with the symmetric constraints.I am not sure this is grammatically wrong, as the subject of second sentence is Lin, not the decomposition. (I think subject of the first sentence is decomposition of data.)
So, how should I correct this? I feel it should be “and he illustrates [that the …].”
Answer
I would say:
Decomposition of data into simple blocks is presented by Lin (2013), which illustrates that data gaps can be manipulated with the symmetric constraints.
I would also say:
Lin (2013) illustrates that, in the decomposition of data into simple blocks, the data gaps can be manipulated with the symmetric constraints.
The difference is that in the second sentence the reference is immediately evident. You could use one or the other sentence depending on what you would want to highlight.
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