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Optional 是。。。的 Sentence 是 Statement Starts Sounds Casual

Front What is optional and when in a 是。。。的 sentence?
Back Only 是 is optional, particularly when the statement starts with 是. Sounds more casual.
这个秘密,(是)谁告诉老张的?
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