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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

'and' before a parenthesis

For starters, the script. You should always start with the script, or in this case, lack there of. Chain Letter has a simple premise. People are dying because they don't forward a chain letter. Now, the direction the film could have taken and if they did, would have made it a hundred times more interesting, is a supernatural route.

I'd like to know what role "and" before a parenthesis plays.
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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park sang joon I'd like to know what role "and" before a parenthesis plays. I see no parentheses.

— Mister Micawber

  • park sang joon I'd like to know what role "and" before a parenthesis plays.
  • I see no parentheses.
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park sang joonI'd like to know what role "and" before a parenthesis plays.
I see no parentheses.
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I don't know the word expressing the meaning, but I meant the clause inserted into a sentence--"and if they did, would have made it a hundred times more interesting"
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Ah. Well, the sentence has a structural problem. You are still reading those poorly written reviews, aren't you? If I try to fix it, then there is no 'and':

Now, the direction the film could have taken that [if they had done so] would have made it a hundred times more interesting, is a supernatural route.
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park sang joonNow, the direction the film could have taken and if they did, would have made it a hundred times more interesting, is a supernatural route.
~ Now, the direction the film could have taken (and if the directors had taken this direction, it would have made the film a hundred times more interesting) is a supernatural route.
~ Now, the dire
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Thank you both, Mr.Micawber and Mr.Jim, for your very valuable answer. Emotion: smile
Then I'd like to know whether "and" can be positioned be
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park sang joonThen I'd like to know whether "and" can be positioned before an inserted clause.
Often 'and' substitutes for parentheses.

If you like the sweater (I think you do), you should buy it.
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If you like the sweater, and I think you do, you should buy it.
park sang joonAnd is "the direction" fronted in my exampl
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Thank you Mr.Jim for your continuing to answer. Emotion: smile

Fronted? No. It's the subject, and it occurs at the beginning, just
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...the direction [which] the film could have taken...
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