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LifeLongLearner10 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

[separating oil from sand] takes three times as much [energy] as [pumping conventional oil.]

Hi everybody,
I saw the following sentence in an article.
[separating oil from sand] takes three times as much [energy] as [pumping conventional oil.]
shouldn't it be like :
separating oil from sand takes three times as much energy as pumping conventional oil (takes).
two sides of comparison must be parallel. and without takes they are not. are they?
Thanks

  

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You're right, I'm sure, but I can't imagine anyone saying it that way.

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You're right, I'm sure, but I can't imagine anyone saying it that way.
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AvangiYou're right, I'm sure, but I can't imagine anyone saying it that way.

So it will be OK not to mention the second takes? (the source was scientifict paper)
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I'd recommend adding the "takes" only if you're taking a grammar test. It sounds quite awkward to my ear. (A few people might say " - - as pumping conventional oil does.")

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