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'As' is tiny, but mighty.
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You can use it in lots of different ways.
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So let's have a look at four
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of them together.
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You can use 'as' - number one -
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to compare two people or things.
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'Tokyo is as big as Los Angeles.'
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(more or less)
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Number two: to describe somebody's job:
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'I used to work as a waitress.'
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(And no, I wasn't very good),
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or to describe something's function:
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'Did you know that you can
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use olive oil as shampoo?'
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Me neither!
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Number three: to say that something
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happened at the same time
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as something else.
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'You rang me just as i was texting you.'
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Number four: to give a reason like 'because'.
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'As the sun is shining today
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I think i might go for some fresh air after this.'
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And as you have hopefully been
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learning something new, why don't
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you practice one of these in the comments now?
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