0
Rommel Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

I’ve correctly used ‘as’ in the sentence, haven’t I? Should I say ‘as she read’ or ‘as she was reading’?

I’ve correctly used ‘as’ in the sentence, haven’t I? Should I say ‘as she read’ or ‘as she was reading’?

I saw Jacky sitting on a brown blanket (as she read / as she was reading) a book.
  

Top answer

As she read would be better here. As she was reading a book would normally be taken to mean because she was reading a book . I would write I saw Jacky sitting on a brown blanket reading a book .

— Blue Jay

  • As she read would be better here.
  • As she was reading a book would normally be taken to mean because she was reading a book .
  • I would write I saw Jacky sitting on a brown blanket reading a book .
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
As she read would be better here. As she was reading a book would normally be taken to mean because she was reading a book.
I would write I saw Jacky sitting on a brown blanket reading a book.
0

Related Questions