http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/As/gcjdq/post.htm#513620Wed, 14 May 2008 15:26:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513620Marius Hancu0http://www.englishforums.com/English/As/gcjdq/post.htm#513620http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-513620.xml&nbsp;Here:</p><p>as=when, <b>while&nbsp;</b><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/As/gcjdk/post.htmWed, 14 May 2008 14:58:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513614New2grammar1http://www.englishforums.com/English/As/gcjdk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-513614.xmlChina&#39;s death toll from a massive earthquake soared by thousands Wednesday as troops rushed to plug &quot;severe cracks&quot; in a dam upriver from one of the hardest hit cities. <p>I have another question regarding the use of as. Should the two clauses that <em>as</em> connects have some strong, tight link? Above is an excerp tfrom a news article and the use of &#39;as&#39; in this context triggers this question as&nbsp;there&#39;s&nbsp;a weak or no link between the two clauses. -the increase in death tool has no relationship with the damaged dam. In other words, no one has died , at least the article doesn&#39;t mention it, due to the damage the dam suffers. </p> <p>What do you think?</p> <p>Thanks!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>