As the vertical object detection is one core strategy of our process, we analyse its accuracy with respect to the manually delineated reference objects.
I am doubted whether using its destroy the smoothness of my sentence.
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What do you mean by smoothness of a sentence? It is not an objective parameter to use when deciding which word is more appropriate.– apadernoMay 8, 2013 at 9:41
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I agree with @kiamlaluno here. This is a completely subjective question. But to answer your question, you can't remove its without making the sentence more confusing, and sounds just fine to me. Plenty "smooth" for a technical document, which I assume this is.– Ken BellowsMay 8, 2013 at 12:33
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The sentence needs some editing for style and word choice. Try this:
Because vertical object detection is one core strategy of our process, we analyse its accuracy with respect to the manually delineated reference objects.
Answer to your question: Yes, you can use its in this sentence unless the publisher's or your employer's style manual specifically says that it's forbidden. It's standard native-speaker English and idiomatic in all the brands that I know about. It's the way most of us speak and write.
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thank you for the comments. I am using this sentence to begin a paragraph. Then, can I start with 'because'?– gnpMay 8, 2013 at 2:55
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@gnp: Yes, you certainly can start a sentence and a paragraph with "Because". You could also use "As", but because that word is ambiguous when used to mean "because", I'm merely stating a style preference. Many native speakers (I am a native speaker of English, but I'm not one of the "many") use both without worrying about it.– user264May 8, 2013 at 4:16