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Check the following parallel structure.

Which one of the following two parallel structures is correct/appropriate?

1. My income is smaller than my wife's.
2. My income is smaller than that of my wife.

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Hi, Which one of the following two parallel structures is correct/appropriate? 1. My income is smaller than my wife's.

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  • Hi, Which one of the following two parallel structures is correct/appropriate?
  • 1.
  • My income is smaller than my wife's.
  • 2.
  • My income is smaller than that of my wife.
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Hi,

Which one of the following two parallel structures is correct/appropriate?

1. My income is smaller than my wife's.
2. My income is smaller than that of my wife.

Both are acceptable. #1 is what you'll commonly hear in speech, while #2 seems more precise and more formal.

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