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زَيْدٌ أَبُوهُ قَائِمٌ: overt link in the second mubtadaʾ.
زَيْدٌ قَامَ أَبُوهُ: overt link in the verbal subject.
زَيْدٌ قَامَ: hidden subject «هُوَ» links back to Zayd.

The original mubtadaʾ is the same in all three examples; the predicate structure and link location differ.

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Compare Three Linking Pronouns

Types of Khabar and the Linking Pronoun

زَيْدٌ أَبُوهُ قَائِمٌ: overt link in the second mubtadaʾ.
زَيْدٌ قَامَ أَبُوهُ: overt link in the verbal subject.
زَيْدٌ قَامَ: hidden subject «هُوَ» links back to Zayd.

The original mubtadaʾ is the same in all three examples; the predicate structure and link location differ.