Native EnglishNatural Grammar

AsPrepositionConjunctionComparative

PrepositionEx: He worked as a policeman.

ConjunctionEx: The phone rang as I was leaving.Leave things as you found them.As you know . . . As you are new here, . . . (because)Comparative (with adverb or adjective)Ex: It is not as hot today as yesterday.

Grammar Patterns

AsPrepositionConjunctionComparative

PrepositionEx: He worked as a policeman.

ConjunctionEx: The phone rang as I was leaving.Leave things as you found them.As you know . . . As you are new here, . . . (because)Comparative (with adverb or adjective)Ex: It is not as hot today as yesterday.

Collocations

AsPrepositionConjunctionComparative

PrepositionEx: He worked as a policeman.

ConjunctionEx: The phone rang as I was leaving.Leave things as you found them.As you know . . . As you are new here, . . . (because)Comparative (with adverb or adjective)Ex: It is not as hot today as yesterday.

Set Phrases

AsPrepositionConjunctionComparative

PrepositionEx: He worked as a policeman.

ConjunctionEx: The phone rang as I was leaving.Leave things as you found them.As you know . . . As you are new here, . . . (because)Comparative (with adverb or adjective)Ex: It is not as hot today as yesterday.

Examples

AsPrepositionConjunctionComparative

PrepositionEx: He worked as a policeman.

ConjunctionEx: The phone rang as I was leaving.Leave things as you found them.As you know . . . As you are new here, . . . (because)Comparative (with adverb or adjective)Ex: It is not as hot today as yesterday.

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