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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Julius_II#League_of_Cambrai_and_Holy_League

The sentence is:

Although Julius had securely established papal authority in the region immediately around Rome was as far as ever from realizing his dream of an independent Italian kingdom.

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Is it necessary or better to exchange the positions of the noun ("Julius") and the pronoun ("he"), so that the noun is in the main clause?

"Although he had securely established papal authority in the region immediately around Rome, Julius was as far as ever from realizing his dream of an independent Italian kingdom."

How to arrange the noun and its pronouns in a sentence?

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    There's definitely something missing, but probably he. "he was as far as ever from realizing his dream"
    – JavaLatte
    Commented Apr 23, 2018 at 11:57
  • @JavaLatte Is it necessary or better to exchange the positions of the noun ("Julius") and the pronoun ("he")? "Although he had securely established papal authority in the region immediately around Rome, Julius was as far as ever from realizing his dream of an independent Italian kingdom."
    – Zhang Jian
    Commented Apr 23, 2018 at 12:20
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    For ease of reading, it is better to put the name in the first clause and the pronoun in the second clause. It is a matter of stylistic variation to swap them.
    – JavaLatte
    Commented Apr 26, 2018 at 2:58
  • @JavaLatte How to arrange the noun and its pronouns in a sentence?(ell.stackexchange.com/questions/164710/…)
    – Zhang Jian
    Commented Apr 26, 2018 at 6:23

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There should be a 'he' there. The subsequent 'his' makes this clear. The error has been corrected.

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  • Is it necessary or better to exchange the positions of the noun ("Julius") and the pronoun ("he")? "Although he had securely established papal authority in the region immediately around Rome, Julius was as far as ever from realizing his dream of an independent Italian kingdom."
    – Zhang Jian
    Commented Apr 23, 2018 at 12:19
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    Repairing an obvious omission is one thing; rewriting the sentence is another. The exchange is neither necessary nor does it make the sentence better, in my opinion.
    – Michael Harvey
    Commented Apr 23, 2018 at 12:30
  • Thanks. As a learner, I once was told, by a textbook, to place the noun in the main clause while to put its pronoun in the subordinate clauses.
    – Zhang Jian
    Commented Apr 23, 2018 at 12:37
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    That 'rule' is often ignored.
    – Michael Harvey
    Commented Apr 23, 2018 at 13:22
  • How to arrange the noun and its pronouns in a sentence?(ell.stackexchange.com/questions/164710/…)
    – Zhang Jian
    Commented Apr 26, 2018 at 6:24

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