Grammar question. Usage of 'as' in this paragraph.
I read an article about a homeless man found dead at a bench near an airport.
In the article, one of paragraphs says, "Police are looking into whether this as a possible motive behind what happened to him."
I need an explanation about the usage of as in this case with a few of examples. Would you please?The article is here: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/man-found-dead-with-genitals-in-open-tuna-can/news-story/2157aaa5f872106d01fa19d9d3b46d7e

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Grammar question. Usage of 'as' in this paragraph.
I read an article about a homeless man found dead at a bench near an airport.
In the article, one of paragraphs says, "Police are looking into whether this as a possible motive behind what happened to him."
I need an explanation about the usage of as in this case with a few of examples. Would you please?The article is here: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/man-found-dead-with-genitals-in-open-tuna-can/news-story/2157aaa5f872106d01fa19d9d3b46d7e

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I believe this is a typographical error (a "typo") in the article.  The correct word would be "is".

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I agree with Lisa.

"as" is a more formal variation of "because" (we use it to give the reason for a situation)
Other sentence examples with "as" is:
As he is on holiday [reason], it is not possible to get his signature on the letter. [situation]
It is not possible to get his signature [situation] as he is on holiday [reason].

Good luck! ;)

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