Monday, July 30, 2018

prepositions - Use of "while" vs "as"


What does the word "as" describe in the following sentence?




As I was about to get out of bed, I heard a noise coming from the kitchen downstairs.





  • Does "as" imply simultaneous short actions?




  • Is "as" just background information?





  • Can "while" be used instead?





Answer



"While" will indicate an action in progress, but "as", as you use it here, is simply a marker of the time when you were getting up (just like @Mowzer said), hence it's the right word to use, in my opinion.


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