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555-605 Level|   Comparisons|   Idioms/Diction/Redundancy|   Pronouns|   Use of Being|                           
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When as is used for comparison then it should be followed by a clause. But in the below mentioned sentence, we as is followed by noun. How is this correct?

A consumer may not think of household cleaning products as hazardous substances, but many of them can be harmful to health, especially if they are used improperly.
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When as is used for comparison then it should be followed by a clause.

Notice that "A consumer may not think of household cleaning products as hazardous substances" does not involve a comparison.

Rather, it uses the correct idiomatic structure "think of x as y."

In that type of structure and many others, "as" is correctly followed by a noun.

Here are some others:

As CEO, John accomplished a lot.

That building was once used as a courthouse but now is the home of a famous restaurant.
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When as is used for comparison then it should be followed by a clause. But in the below mentioned sentence, we as is followed by noun. How is this correct?

A consumer may not think of household cleaning products as hazardous substances, but many of them can be harmful to health, especially if they are used improperly.

A clause is not necessary even with comparisons. Sometimes, a prepositional phrase suffices:

As in London, there are many public parks in Paris too.

Also, look at the various uses of 'as' here: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/as
It acts as a preposition in the sentence given by you - meaning 'in the role/function of'

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