As in "as a result"

[evertgoran]

Hi


I have been trying to figure out the usage of "as" in this sentence:

The car was no longer okay to drive as a result of the crash.



I view "as a result of the crash" as a prepositiontal phrase and "as" as a preposition in this sentence. Is this correct?

Because I can also see "as" being a conjunction that connects "The car was no longer okay to drive" with "a result of the crash"...


I would greatly appreciate any help with this!

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

When the phrase is used that way, as a result means because. The damage was the result of the crash. It was because of the crash.

 

[evertgoran]

Thank you for answering


I was also looking for the part of speech of "as" in the sentence, as well as, if "as a result of the crash" can be considered a prepositional phrase. I've been told before that any chunk of words that starts with a preposition and does not include a subject + verb can be considered a prepositional phrase. I'm looking for some sort of confirmation of this.

 

[emsr2d2]

Does this help?

 

[evertgoran]

Thank you !

 

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[evertgoran]

Got it!

 

[emsr2d2]

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