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  1. 24-Jan-2013, 18:04 #1
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    Default Using 'as' as subordinator.

    Hi,

    Please, is this use of 'as' correct?


    As she was listening to the radio, he knocked at the door.
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    Default Re: Using 'as' as subordinator.

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    Yes.

    Also, "subordinator" sounds like some kind of super villain. (He was once a mild-mannered grammarian, before genetically altered vegetables twisted him into the criminal mastermind known only as 'The Subordinator'!!!)
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    Default Re: Using 'as' as subordinator.

    I would use "while" in that sentence.
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