redundant words?

[jchtse]

Hi,
I read a review on some book as follows:
"The only thing I didnt like about this book is that some sections are very wordy, which makes for much more reading than should be necessary."
Is it grammatically correct if I leave out the bold words 'should be'?

Thanks!

 

[Raymott]

Hi,
I read a review on some book as follows:
"The only thing I didnt like about this book is that some sections are very wordy, which makes for much more reading than should be necessary."
Is it grammatically correct if I leave out the bold words 'should be'?

Thanks!

Yes, you can omit "should be" and you'd have an implied "is" there.

 

[Tdol]

Given the nature of the criticism, it's probably better to do so. ;-)