Avoid using both a noun and a pronoun to play the same grammatical role in a sentence - Sentence structure - Multilingual Writers and ESL Topics

Rules for writers, Tenth edition - Diana Hacker, Nancy Sommers 2021

Avoid using both a noun and a pronoun to play the same grammatical role in a sentence
Sentence structure
Multilingual Writers and ESL Topics

Do not repeat a subject in its own clause.

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Do not add a pronoun even when a word group comes between the subject and the verb.

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Some languages allow “topic fronting,” placing a word or phrase (a “topic”) at the beginning of a sentence and following it with an independent clause that explains something about the topic. This form is not allowed in English because the sentence seems to start with one subject but then introduces a new subject in an independent clause.

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The sentence can be corrected by bringing the topic (seeds) into the independent clause.

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