On today’s Tear Up Your Textbook Tuesday, find out how to stop using “if” all the time and start using “as long as”!
The phrase “as long as” is a connector similar to “if”, or “provided that”. It means that meeting certain conditions will allow something to happen. The emphasis is on the importance of meeting the conditions.
Here are a couple ways “as long as” might be used:
- When do I have to be home?
- Whenever you want, as long as you bring the car back in good condition.
- “Is your landlord nice?”
- “He is, as long as we pay the rent on time.”
How can you use “as long as”?
Write us a sample sentence in the comments section below!