Using 'as' as subordinator.

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angel-girl1

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Hi,

Please, is this use of 'as' correct?


As she was listening to the radio, he knocked at the door.
 

SlickVic9000

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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'!!!)
 

bhaisahab

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I would use "while" in that sentence.
 
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