Why is C and D wrong?
The steel industry has changed radically over the last two decades, as large, integrated
companies such as Bethlehem Steel once conducted operations from mining at one
end of the process to shipping at the other have greatly downsized, or in some cases
shut down altogether.
A. as large, integrated companies such as Bethlehem Steel
B. as large, integrated companies, such as Bethlehem Steel, that
C. with large, integrated companies, such as Bethlehem Steel, that
D. while large, integrated companies, such as Bethlehem Steel, that
E. and large, integrated companies such as Bethlehem SteelThe
OA B
I chose C as the two events can be simultaneous,
Plus ‘as’ means same thing, it does not seem appropriate in this context.
Hi Nikita,
In option C, if we remove all the modifiers, here’s what we will be left with:
The steel industry has changed, with companies have downsized or shut down – This is not even a sentence.
In general:
- “with” is followed by a noun/noun + modifiers, and never by a complete sentence
- Usages of “as”
- adverb – used in comparisons to refer to the extent or degree of something. Eg: “go as fast as you can”
- conjunction – used to indicate that something happens during the time when something else is taking place. Eg: “Frank watched him as he ambled through the crowd” / used to indicate by comparison the way that something happens or is done. Eg: “they can do as they wish”
- preposition – used to refer to the function or character that someone or something has. Eg: “it came as a shock
In your sentence, as is used as a conjunction and connects 2 complete sentences
Hope this helps!
