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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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Tess, who played by Nina

Mary McNamara of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times also made similar observations but praised Nina Lisandrello who still remains as the only cast member in the show to ever receive a positive review. About Lisandrello, McNamara wrote "the only point of light is provided by Catherine's partner, Tess, who, as played with great common-sense appeal by Nina Lisandrello, clearly deserves to be on a better show."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_%26the_Beast(2012_TV_series)#cite_note-29
<"Reception" from "Beauty & the Beast (2012 TV series)" in WikiPedia>
I'd like to know why it is ", as played", not "was played."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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park sang joon Tess, [who , [as played [with great common-sense appeal] by Nina Lisandrello] , clearly deserves to be on a better show] . " You need to take in a larger scope of words, and note the commas. I think [character in a drama] as played by [actor] is the phrase you need to learn.

— CalifJim

  • park sang joon Tess, [who , [as played [with great common-sense appeal] by Nina Lisandrello] , clearly deserves to be on a better show] .
  • " You need to take in a larger scope of words, and note the commas.
  • I think [character in a drama] as played by [actor] is the phrase you need to learn.
  • Hamlet as played by Burton ~ the fictitious character "Hamlet" in the way he was portrayed in Burton's performance.
  • Hamlet as played by Tennant ~ the character "Hamlet" in the way that character was interpreted in a performance by Tennant.
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park sang joonTess, [who, [as played [with great common-sense appeal] by Nina Lisandrello], clearly deserves to be on a better sh
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Thank you, CalifJim, for your So Very helpful answer. Emotion: smile
Then I'd like to know if "as" means "in the way (which was)" here.
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park sang joonThen I'd like to know if "as" means "in the way (which was)" here.
Yes. That's close enough.

Tess, who, in the way [that/which] she was played by Lisandrello, ...

CJ
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I'm so sorry for my tardy question.

Tess, [who, [as played [with great common-sense appeal] by Nina Lisandrello], clearly deserves to be on a better show].

Tess, who, in the way [that/which]
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park sang joonI was wondering if you think if the subject of "played" is implied "she," not immediately stated "Tess."
Tess and she are the same person. Those two words have the same referent. Tess and she are therefore said to be coreferential. It makes no difference which of the two words you select to call the subject when you
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