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Nor Priest Posted 14 years ago
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Is this sentence correct ?

At that time, Ben disclosed all the cruel stories he had done for the past ten years to police officers, as his mother couldn't even believe what his son was saying is true.

Is it correct to use "As" in this context ?

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Nor Priest Is it correct to use "As" in this context ? No. "as" suggests either "because" or "while", and neither of those fits the context.

— CalifJim

  • Nor Priest Is it correct to use "As" in this context ?
  • No.
  • "as" suggests either "because" or "while", and neither of those fits the context.
  • Ben didn't reveal what he had done because his mother couldn't believe it.
  • And Ben didn't reveal what he had done while (during the time that) his mother couldn't believe it.
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Nor PriestIs it correct to use "As" in this context ?
No. "as" suggests either "because" or "while", and neither of those fits the context.

Ben didn't reveal what he had done because his mother couldn't believe it.

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Ben didn't reveal what he had done while (during the time that) his mother couldn't believe it.
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Actually, I want to use "as" in the way of "while", because "although" suggests that Ben's mom strongly believed that her son did nothing wrong.

However, I want to express that Ben's mom was stunned when she was listening to her son's unbelievable stories even though she refused to believe it, but at the time she finally realized that the story was so true that she couldn't reject and had
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First, look at "his son". It's "her son"

I think "As" is ok here, or you may use "since"
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Nor PriestActually, I want to use "as" in the way of "while", because "although" suggests that Ben's mom strongly believed that her son did nothing wrong.
That doesn't make any sense to me. Your sentence (below) says "his mother couldn't even believe ...", which already suggests that Ben's mom strongly believed that her son did nothing wrong. Whether you add
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Thank you for your clarification.
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