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Wonder123 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

frequency for "and"

But before that, we have to first meet the head of the department, take his approval and then proceed.

In the above sentence do we need put an and between meet the head of the department and take his approval?
  

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I think you mean " get/obtain his approval". But what does "that" refer to? It's natural to interpret "before that" as meaning something like "before we go ahead" or "before we proceed", in which case "...

— GPY

  • I think you mean " get/obtain his approval".
  • But what does "that" refer to?
  • It's natural to interpret "before that" as meaning something like "before we go ahead" or "before we proceed", in which case "...
  • and then proceed" at the end is redundant or contradictory (saying that you need to proceed before you proceed).
  • The most obvious sentence is "But before that / before we can proceed, we first have to meet the head of the department to get his approval".
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I think you mean "get/obtain his approval". But what does "that" refer to? It's natural to interpret "before that" as meaning something like "before we go ahead" or "before we proceed", in which case "... and then proceed" at the end is redundant or contradictory (saying that you need to proceed before you proceed). The most obvious sentence is "But before that / before we can proceed, we f
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How about this sentence, please help me.

Wait! We first have to meet the head of the department, take his approval and then we can/should proceed.
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GPY could you please check the sentence and guide me?
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Wonder123How about this sentence, please help me.Wait! We first have to meet the head of the department, take his approval and then we can/should proceed.
We first have to meet the head of the department and get his approval, and then we can/should proceed.
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