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I Introduce Short Clauses Comment Truth Child Working

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You use a_ to introduce short clauses which comment on the truth of what you are saying .You use as to introduce short clauses which comment on the truth of what you are saying .
As you can see, we're still working.
We were sitting, as I remember, in a riverside restaurant.
word as
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conjunction
If something happens as something else happens, it happens at the same time.
Another police officer has been injured as fighting continued this morning.
All the jury's eyes were on him as he continued.
The play started as I got there.
You use as to say how something happens or is done, or to indicate that something happens or is done in the same way as something else.
I'll behave toward them as I would like to be treated.
Today, as usual, he was wearing a three-piece suit.
The book was banned in the U.S., as were two subsequent books.
You use as to introduce short clauses which comment on the truth of what you are saying .
As you can see, we're still working.
We were sitting, as I remember, in a riverside restaurant.
You can use as to mean 'because' when you are explaining the reason for something.
They are regularly sent booklets, but they barely read them as they have so much paperwork to deal with.
Enjoy the first hour of the day. This is important as it sets the mood for the rest of the day.
other
phrase
You use the structure as...as when you are comparing things.
I never went through a final exam that was as difficult as that one.
There was no obvious reason why this could not be as good a film as the original.
Being a mother isn't as bad as I thought at first!
I don't think he was ever as fit as he should have been.
phrase
You use as...as to emphasize amounts of something.
You can look forward to a significant cash return by saving from as little as £10 a month.
She gets as many as eight thousand letters a month.
preposition
You use as when you are indicating what someone or something is or is thought to be, or what function they have.
He has worked as a diplomat in the U.S., Sudan and Saudi Arabia.
The news apparently came as a complete surprise.
I had natural ability as a footballer.
If you do something as a child or as a teenager, for example, you do it when you are a child or a teenager.
She loved singing as a child and started vocal training at 12.
You use as in expressions like as a result and as a consequence to indicate how two situations or events are related to each other.
As a result of fears about home security, more people are arranging for someone to stay in their home when they're away.
In this changing business environment, different demands are being placed on employees. As a consequence, the education system needs to change.
cefr-level A1

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