as用法总结
一、 用作连词的as
1. 引导时间状语从句,表示“当……的时候”,其用法与when和while类似。
例如:As a child (When he was a child), she was sent to six different schools.
此用法中as多表示从句与主句动作同时进行,意为“一边……一边……”,一般不与状态动词连用。
例如:She sang songs as she did her homework.
as 还可以表示一动作紧接着另一动作发生,说明另一动作的结果,有“随着……”的含义。
例如:As time went by, we found he was an honest man./As he grew older, he lost interest in everything except gardening.
例1 It wasn’t until nearly a month later________ I received the manager’s reply.
A. since B. when C. as D. that
解析:本题的as中与when一起作为干扰项,容易使考生往时间状语从句上思考,事实上本题是强调句,正确选项是D。
2.引导原因状语从句,表示“由于,因为”,相当于because, 但通常置于句首。
例如: As he is a qualified doctor, I trust his advice on medical matters.
3.引导让步状语从句,通常可与although或though通用,但语序不同,although或though用于句首,as用于倒装结构。
例如:Young as I am, I already know what career I want to follow. /Although(或Though)I am young, I already know what career I want to follow.
as 表示让步用于倒装结构,通常将从句的表语、状语或动词前置。如果表语有冠词a/an, 需去掉。例如:Great scholar as he is, he