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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
What does "as" mean?
The sentences below are a part of the article about The Triangle Shirtwaist fire which broke out in 1911.
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire brought a public outcry for laws to regulate the safety of working conditions. The New York Factory Investigating Commission was formed to examine the working conditions in factories throughout the state. Their report introduced many new regulations. The fire had occurred during an era of progressive reform that was beginning to sweep the nation, as people decided that government had a responsibility to ensure that private industry protected the welfare of working people.
In the last sentence "The fire had occurred during an era of progressive reform that was beginning to sweep the nation, as people decided that government had a responsibility to ensure that private industry protected the welfare of working people," what does "as" mean?
Is this "as" a paraphrase of "the era of progressive reform"?
I have no idea even though I looked up"as" in a dictionary.
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire brought a public outcry for laws to regulate the safety of working conditions. The New York Factory Investigating Commission was formed to examine the working conditions in factories throughout the state. Their report introduced many new regulations. The fire had occurred during an era of progressive reform that was beginning to sweep the nation, as people decided that government had a responsibility to ensure that private industry protected the welfare of working people.
In the last sentence "The fire had occurred during an era of progressive reform that was beginning to sweep the nation, as people decided that government had a responsibility to ensure that private industry protected the welfare of working people," what does "as" mean?
Is this "as" a paraphrase of "the era of progressive reform"?
I have no idea even though I looked up"as" in a dictionary.
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I think the word "as" there is a conjunction of cause. I think it would be the same if you replaced it with "since" or "because". q=as ), you can see the word "as" can be an adverb, a conjuction, or a preposition.
- I think the word "as" there is a conjunction of cause.
- I think it would be the same if you replaced it with "since" or "because".
- q=as ), you can see the word "as" can be an adverb, a conjuction, or a preposition.
- " It also lists the following synonyms: because , since , seeing that, seeing as, considering that, on account of the fact that , in view of the fact that, owing to the fact that informal literary for archaic forasmuch
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I think the word "as" there is a conjunction of cause. I think it would be the same if you replaced it with "since" or "because".
In the word's entry at Oxford Dictionaries (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/as?q=as), you can see the word "as" can be an adverb, a co
In the word's entry at Oxford Dictionaries (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/as?q=as), you can see the word "as" can be an adverb, a co
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AnonymousThe fire had occurred during an era of progressive reform that was beginning to sweep the nation, as people decided that government had a responsibility to ensure that private industry protected the welfare of working people," what does "as" mean?I read 'as' meaning 'at which time'.
AS: 7. at the same time that; while; when: as you look a
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Thank you for your help, Mr Guedes and Mister Micawber!
Surprising! Are there two ways to interpret "as" in this passage?
Surprising! Are there two ways to interpret "as" in this passage?
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