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just as vs as soon as
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Ghulhambodyguard  #121498  Tue, 26 Jul 05 02:07 PM

 hello again! i have a new question. I was in my classroom and one of my students asked me the difference between as soon as and just as. I tried to explain but this didn't satisfied us. Could you please explain the point between these two conjunctions. Thanks for your efforts again

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Clive  #121534  Tue, 26 Jul 05 03:48 PM

Hi,

I suggest you use very simple examples to explain.

'As soon as the phone rang, I picked it up'.

This means it rang and then I picked it up immediately.

'Just as the phone rang, I picked it up'.

The 2 events happened at the same time. Probably I was about to make a call when it rang.

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Ghulhambodyguard  #121777  Wed, 27 Jul 05 01:14 PM

thank you a lot for your explanatory answer i clearly understood what you mean

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