I have a list containing some information and I need to refer to that list. Is a sentence "From the list above ... " ok? Example:
- item 1
- item 2
- item 3
From the list above is obvious there is a variety of items.
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That part is fine, but the rest is ungrammatical, and the sentence as a whole is sort of pointless. As you say, it is obvious that there are items in the list, so it is a waste of the reader's time to tell them it is obvious there are items in the list. You can just scrap the sentence altogether.– RegDwigнtCommented May 4, 2014 at 10:50
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That was just an example, the list actually contains other information, I just simplified it. Sorry for misunderstanding, next time I'll present the whole thing.– tsusankaCommented May 4, 2014 at 11:21
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The grammar is O.K. because the implied prepositional phrase is unambiguous:
"Please make a selection from the list {above this sentence.} "
answered May 4, 2014 at 11:17
