as (reason / time)の文章について
as(reason/time)の勉強をしていますが、素朴な疑問がでましたので、教えてくださると助かります。
下記の文章を→のように変えることも可能ですか?
as に関係なしに文法のルールがあるのでしょうか?
それとも、asを使うときは、「してること」が先に「出来事」を後に書くというルールなどがあるのでしょうか?
<Reason>
(1)As it was a public holiday, all the shops were shut.
→ All the shops were shut as it was a public holiday.
(2)As they live near us, we see them quite often.
→ We see them quite often as they live neat us.
(3)We watched television all evening as we had nothing better to do.
→ As we had nothing better to do, we watched television all evening.
<Time>
(4)Tim slipped as he was getting off the bus.
→ As Tim was getting off the bus, he slipped.
(5)The thief was seen as he was climbing over the wall.
→ As he was climbing over the wall, the thief was seen.
(6)As I sat down, the phone rang.
→ The phone rang as I sat down.
→ As the phone rang, I sat down. (意味が変わりそうですが。。)
(7)As we were going out, it stared to rain.
→ It stared to rain as we were going out.
→ As it stared to rain, we were going out. (これも意味が変わりそうですが)
もし、as以前に基本的な文法がわかっていないと思う場合は文法の何を勉強すればいいのか
こちらのアドバイスも頂けると大変嬉しいです。
よろしくお願いします。
お礼
ご回答ありがとうございます