"as one does"/"the way one does"

[yakor]

Hi! Is it possible to use "as he did something" instead of "the way he did something"
For instance,
1) The way he entered the house was unusual.
2) As he came in to the home was unusual.
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1) The way he eats meat is strange.
2) As he eats meat is pretty strange.
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[rrose17]

1) The way he entered the house was unusual.
2) As he came in to the home was unusual.
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1) The way he eats meat is strange.
2) As he eats meat is pretty strange.

No you can't us "as " that way. As he came into the house, something else happened. As, here, would mean while or at the same time as.
As he eats meat, I don't understand why he complains about animal cruelty. As, here, could mean "since".

 

[yakor]

As, here, could mean "since".

Thank you for answer.
What about "how"(not "as")?
- How he came in to the home was unusual.
-How he eats meat is pretty strange.

 

[heypresto]

Yes, 'how' works in these sentences.

 

[yakor]

Yes, 'how' works in these sentences.

Thanks a lot)

 

[loviii]

What about "how"(not "as")?

As far as I'm concerned, you can't make up a "wh-cleft" sentence with words other than "wh". That's why "as" is incorrect in your case.

 

[yakor]

As far as I'm concerned, you can't make up a "wh-cleft" sentence with words other than "wh". That's why "as" is incorrect in your case.

Heypresto got what I had meant. I meant a "how" not "when"-clause sentence.

 

[loviii]

I meant a "how" not "when"-clause sentence.

"Wh-word" is any word from: what, who(m), whose, when, where, why, how (except "whether").

 

[yakor]

I'm not sure which sentences you call cleft. Do you mean the compound sentences with subject and verbs-clauses?