14. Preposition “as”
The preposition as can introduce a noun or noun
phrase that names what someone/ something is
or is thought to be, or what the function of
someone/ something is.
There are two
functions of “as”.
15. 1. “as” introduces the noun phrase "a way to market
products."
Here are some other sentences with “as” as a
preposition:
- She has worked for twenty years as a translator.
- The news came as a complete surprise.
- As a young man, George was surprisingly handsome.
16. 2. The subordinating conjunction “as” serves to
introduce a dependent clause means the same as "while."
Here are some other sentences with “as” as a
subordinating conjunction:
- I pulled a muscle as I was lifting the suitcase off the
baggage carousel.
- As you were sleeping, a terrible storm knocked over
two of our trees.
- Just as the party began, all the electricity went out.
18. We use the idiomatic expression “as busy as a bee” for
someone who is very busy. Bees are always busy, and
they never stop. They work all day every day. Three
different types of bees live in hive. They are the
queen, the drones (her husbands), and thousands of
worker bees. The worker bees are female. Each
worker often visits 1,000 flowers each day. The
worker bees collect the food for the hive and for the
production of honey.
When a worker bee enters the hive, she does a
dance. The drone tells the other bees where to
find the flowers. At the flower, the bee sucks out
sweet nectar into the stomach. The bee changes
the nectar into honey using chemicals in her body.
Many of us love to eat the sweet honey on bread.
We use it in cookies and in the desserts. When we
want to say that something is extra sweet, we use
the expression “As sweet as honey.”
19. Do bees work on cloudy days?
Do the worker bees dance when they
arrive back in the hive?
Do male or female bees work?
