What's wrong with this sentence?
I had:
The greater the charge, the greater the separation between the leaves.
The copyeditor has changed it to:
The greater the charge is, the greater is the separation between the leaves.
I think the copyeditor is correct in adding in a verb, but it just sounds terrible. Perhaps just recast?
The greater the charge, the greater the separation between the leaves.
The copyeditor has changed it to:
The greater the charge is, the greater is the separation between the leaves.
I think the copyeditor is correct in adding in a verb, but it just sounds terrible. Perhaps just recast?