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Section 6.14.1

Nonparallel Comparisons

When you construct a comparison, you must make the two items being compared parallel in structure.


Unacceptable

Ecological modeling [noun phrase] is even more difficult than to construct a hydrological model[infinitive phrase].

Acceptable

Ecological modeling [noun phrase] is even more difficult than hydrological modeling [noun phrase].

--Norman Boucher, "Back to the Everglades," Technology Review (modified)


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