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Topic:
As, just as, when, while, because and since
Students:
Jennifer Flores
Lizett Vistin
Professor:
Mgs. Magdalena Ullauri
Course:
Sixth semester
We often use them with the past continuous to refer to background events:
When the men were out working in the field, I helped with milking the
Steven was very unhappy when things werent going well for him.
When
As she walked to the door, she thanked them for a lovely dinner.
As they were signing the contract, they noticed that a page was missing.
As lee wakes up, he opens the window
We can use when to introduce a single completed event that takes place in the middle of a
longer activity or event. In these cases, we usually use a continuous verb in the main clause to
describe the background event:
Depending on the context, when can mean after or at the same time.
Compare
When you open the file, check the second page. when meaning after
I eat ice cream when I am on holiday. when meaning at the same time
We often use just with as or as to express things happening at exactly the same time:
funds.
BECAUSE the tornadoes have created so much damage, the school year
I bring up this point BECAUSE so many readers have asked about it.
The word SINCE is better used when referring to time than to cause or reason. (This is not
an absolute rule, but it makes a good "rule of thumb" to avoid confusion.)
When the word AS is used to express cause or reason, it sounds stilted and stuffy to me.
Consider these examples. In my opinion, each sentence would sound better with BECAUSE:
AS the tornadoes have caused so much damage, the school year will end
AS Jeffrey speaks only Japanese, we will not be able to hire him for this
I cannot complete this report by Friday AS I have too many other deadlines.
early.
project.
(Cook)
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Glitch Central: http://www.grammarglitchcentral.com/2011/05/because-or-since-or-as/
Press, C. U. (s.f.). English Grammar. Recuperado el 16 de Noviembre de 2015, de English
Grammar: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/as-as