Correct Use Of Some Conjunctions
The conjunction as can show reason. It is also used to talk about two actions or situations that develop simultaneously.
- As it was a busy day, I didn’t get time to even have my lunch.
- As she is pretty, everyone wants to make friends with her.
- I met Rahul as I was walking down the road.
As can also show the manner in which something is done.
- Nobody loves her as I do.
Answers
1. Do as I say. (As is a conjunction. It is followed by a clause.)
2. She works like a horse. (Like is a preposition. It is followed by a noun or noun phrase.)
3. It is not as bad as you think.
4. Tired as he was, he continued to work. (It means the same as ‘Though he was tired, he continued to work.)
5. As I was feeling sleepy, I went to bed early.
6. Pretty as she was, she had few friends. (We can also write: Though she was pretty, she had few friends.)
7. She studied hard so as to get the first rank.
8. She worked really hard so that she would get the first rank.
9. He does not smoke like his father.
10. You can have .as many cookies as you want.
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