warriorguy wrote:
When we repeat the modal aux verb in the second part of the sentence, shouldn't it be present in the first part as well?
Modal + Verb, Modal
Not necessarily - the rule is that for a parallel structure the repeated words (even a verb) may be omitted from the second element if the meaning is not obscured. In this case the sentence before omission is:
Parents discipline male children as they would discipline daughter.
Since "discipline" is already there in the first element and no ambiguity
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