since can be a preposition, a subordinating conjunction and an adverb of length of time.
when referring to time since measures time from a point in the past up to now:
preposition - since 1984, since last year, since the cold war etc
conjunction - We have lived here since I was born, She has been away since losing her husband.
adverb - She wrote to me last years and I have had no news from her since then.
Since goes with perfect verb tenses
she was acting out as i was a hard tack
Sue came to school acting all POMPOUS...
I was afraid of speaking in front of people until I took some acting classes.
nouns acting as adverbs A+ ;)
For the phrase 'quality control inspection' the word quality is an adjective; the word control is a noun acting as an adjective; the word inspection is a noun.
premise indicator
I had a close encounter with a dog yesterday.
Example sentence - We had our first encounter with a diamondback rattlesnake while we were hiking.
A horrific encounter that changed me sphincter for months.
The people were acting as if they were Brutes
she was acting out as i was a hard tack
Had it not been for a chance encounter at a restaurant the two old friends may have never met again .
No, the verb 'encounter' does not need a preposition following it. Example: On a walk in the woods we may encounter wildlife. (the noun 'wildlife' is the direct object of the verb 'encounter')
Impressionable acting is very convincing.
the old woman was acting suspiciously
how to use word since in the sentence
Example sentence - He hasn't been acting like himself lately.