I am not sure whether the word "and" needs in the following sentence I created:
I studied all the time after my mother returned home (and) until my father returned home.
Could anyone give me advice !
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The time between my mother and my father getting home I spent studying.– Edwin AshworthCommented Dec 17, 2016 at 17:03
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It's stilted. You're describing an interval of time - use from/to or from/until. After/until is not a normal pairing.
I studied from the time my mother returned home until my father returned home.
No, it's not needed. Using "and" in the sentence makes it sound incomplete; as if another action was expected. For instance, "I studied all the time after my mother returned home and until my father returned home, I coudn't stop."
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Hard to say. You have a point that the and could create a garden path to another independent clause (although not using a comma should help). On the other hand, readers may expect an adverbial of time (until) to apply to the mother's return instead of the child's study.– deadratCommented Dec 17, 2016 at 22:19
I would write it like this.
In the time after my mother and until my father returned home I would study.
There is no need to repeat "returned home" twice, I think that is the mistake not the "and".