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Would you possibly tell me which of them is more polished or fluent?

  • By carrying out due research and studies on the received scientific reports from/by someone

  • By carrying out due research and studies on the scientific reports received from/by someone

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    What do you mean by influenced? Influenced by what? Both of these are acceptable.
    – Esoteric Screen Name
    Commented Aug 6, 2014 at 9:05

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(1) is not grammatical because the receiver is separated from "received."

(2) is correct, however you should put an ellipsis after both examples to show they're incomplete sentences.

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  • I think the trailing adjective formation is actually a relative clause: "reports [that we have] received". In casual speech you'd definitely make those words explicit. In a scientific report, on the other hand, it's common to get rid of the pronouns.
    – Alex J.
    Commented Aug 6, 2014 at 14:15
  • Absolutely, and I prefer the inferred relative clause to the adjectival use.
    – CocoPop
    Commented Aug 6, 2014 at 14:19
  • I have edited my question. Would you possibly respond to my question?
    – nima
    Commented Aug 6, 2014 at 17:43
  • In the new form, the 1st is definitely wrong. The 2nd is correct in the same way as before, as an implicitly formed relative clause.
    – Alex J.
    Commented Aug 7, 2014 at 13:36
  • that's how I see it too
    – CocoPop
    Commented Aug 7, 2014 at 13:39

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