''he is shut out from the family as well as from the narrative.'' In this sentence do I need to repeat the from or can I omit it?
You can omit it, but I personally would keep it. I think the sentence reads better with it left in.
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You can omit it, but I personally would keep it. I think the sentence reads better with it left in.