Le mercredi 7 décembre 2022 à 17:38:47 UTC+1, Pamela a écrit :
> In the following text, I want to make clear that the count of Chinese is
> included (or excluded) from the count of Asians.
>
> "Other races get ignored, never mind that there are more Asians in
> the world than blacks and whites put together; even when you exclude
> the Chinese."
>
> Would it be more correct to use a comma above?
Yes, because what follows ("even when...") is a (concessive) subordinate
clause and as such should be introduced by a comma. However, that clause
modifies another (concessive) subordinate clause ("never mind that...") instead
of a main clause. IMO, the second comma could even be removed as the second
part of the sentence (from "never mind" to the end) semantically represents only
one adjunct to the main clause ("Other races get ignored"). Also, "though" could
be preferred to "never mind that":
"Other races get ignored, though there are more Asians in the world than blacks
and whites put together even when you exclude the Chinese."
> If so then what is the
> grammatical name given to such a construction?
The construction is regular, if awkward in this case.