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As & Like Like = 'similar to', 'the same as'. Note that you cannot use as in this way: • What a beautiful house! It's like a palace, (not 'as a palace') • 'What does Sandra do?' 'She's a teacher, like me.' (not 'as me') • Be careful! The floor has been polished. It's like walking on ice. (not 'as walking') • It's raining again. I hate weather like this, (not 'as this') In these sentences, like is a preposition. So it is followed by a noun (like a palace), a pronoun (like me / like this) or -ing (like walking). You can also say 'like (somebody/something) doing something': • 'What's that noise?' 'It sounds like a baby crying.' Sometimes like = 'for example': • Some sports, like motor racing, can be dangerous. You can also use such as (= for example): • Some sports, such as motor racing, can be dangerous.
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We use (not 'like') before a subject + verb: • I didn't move anything. I left everything as I found it. • They did as they promised. (= They did what they promised.) Compare like and as in these sentences: • You should have done it like this. (like + pronoun) • You should have done it as I showed you. (as + subject + verb) We also say as you know / as I said / as she expected / as I thought etc.: • As you know, it's Tom's birthday next week. (= you know this already) • Jane failed her driving test, as she expected. (= she expected this before) Note that we say as usual / as always: • You're late as usual. As can also be a preposition but the meaning is different from like. Compare: As • Brenda Casey is the manager of a company. As the manager, she has to make many important decisions. ('As the manager' = in her position as the manager) • During the war this hotel was used as a hospital, (so it really was a hospital) Like • Mary Stone is the assistant manager. Like the manager (Brenda Casey), she also has to make important decisions. ('Like the manager' = similar to the manager) • Everyone is ill at home. Our house is like a hospital, (it isn't really a hospital) As (preposition) = 'in the position of, 'in the form of etc.:
SWETER Dulce > Blog
A few years ago I worked as a bus driver, (not 'like a bus driver') • We've got a garage but we haven't got a car, so we use the garage as a workshop. • Many English words (for example, 'work' and 'rain') can be used as verbs or nouns. • London is all right as a place to visit, but I wouldn't like to live there. • The news of her death came as a great shock. We say regard…..as • I regard her as my best friend. EXERCISE. COMPLETE USING AS or LIKE 1. Your English is very fluent. I wish I could speak _____you. 2. Don't take my advice if you don't want to. You can do _____you like. 3. You waste too much time doing things _____sitting in cafes all day. 4. I wish I had a car _____yours. 6. My neighbour's house is full of interesting things. It's ___a museum. 7. I think I preferred this room ___it was, before we decorated it. 8. When we asked Sue to help us, she agreed immediately, _____I knew she would. 9. Sharon has been working ____a waitress for the last two months. 10. While we were on holiday, we spent most of our time doing energetic things _____sailing, water skiing and swimming. 11. You're different from the other people I know. I don't know anyone ______you. 12. We don’t need all the bedrooms in the house, so we use one of them _______a study. 13. _______her father, Catherine has a very good voice. 14. The news that Sue and Jim were getting married came _____a complete surprise to me. 15. At the moment I've got a temporary job in a bookshop. It's OK _____a temporary job but I wouldn't like to do it permanently.
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As & Like Like = 'similar to', 'the same as'. Note that you cannot use as in this way: • What a beautiful house! It's like a palace, (not 'as a palace') • 'What does Sandra do?' 'She's a teacher, like me.' (not 'as me') • Be careful! The floor has been polished. It's like walking on ice. (not 'as walking') • It's raining again. I hate weather like this, (not 'as this') In these sentences, like is a preposition. So it is followed by a noun (like a palace), a pronoun (like me / like this) or -ing (like walking). You can also say 'like (somebody/something) doing something': • 'What's that noise?' 'It sounds like a baby crying.' Sometimes like = 'for example': • Some sports, like motor racing, can be dangerous. You can also use such as (= for example): • Some sports, such as motor racing, can be dangerous.
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We use (not 'like') before a subject + verb: • I didn't move anything. I left everything as I found it. • They did as they promised. (= They did what they promised.) Compare like and as in these sentences: • You should have done it like this. (like + pronoun) • You should have done it as I showed you. (as + subject + verb) We also say as you know / as I said / as she expected / as I thought etc.: • As you know, it's Tom's birthday next week. (= you know this already) • Jane failed her driving test, as she expected. (= she expected this before) Note that we say as usual / as always: • You're late as usual. As can also be a preposition but the meaning is different from like. Compare: As • Brenda Casey is the manager of a company. As the manager, she has to make many important decisions. ('As the manager' = in her position as the manager) • During the war this hotel was used as a hospital, (so it really was a hospital) Like • Mary Stone is the assistant manager. Like the manager (Brenda Casey), she also has to make important decisions. ('Like the manager' = similar to the manager) • Everyone is ill at home. Our house is like a hospital, (it isn't really a hospital) As (preposition) = 'in the position of, 'in the form of etc.:
SWETER Dulce > Blog
A few years ago I worked as a bus driver, (not 'like a bus driver') • We've got a garage but we haven't got a car, so we use the garage as a workshop. • Many English words (for example, 'work' and 'rain') can be used as verbs or nouns. • London is all right as a place to visit, but I wouldn't like to live there. • The news of her death came as a great shock. We say regard…..as • I regard her as my best friend. EXERCISE. COMPLETE USING AS or LIKE 1. Your English is very fluent. I wish I could speak _____you. 2. Don't take my advice if you don't want to. You can do _____you like. 3. You waste too much time doing things _____sitting in cafes all day. 4. I wish I had a car _____yours. 6. My neighbour's house is full of interesting things. It's ___a museum. 7. I think I preferred this room ___it was, before we decorated it. 8. When we asked Sue to help us, she agreed immediately, _____I knew she would. 9. Sharon has been working ____a waitress for the last two months. 10. While we were on holiday, we spent most of our time doing energetic things _____sailing, water skiing and swimming. 11. You're different from the other people I know. I don't know anyone ______you. 12. We don’t need all the bedrooms in the house, so we use one of them _______a study. 13. _______her father, Catherine has a very good voice. 14. The news that Sue and Jim were getting married came _____a complete surprise to me. 15. At the moment I've got a temporary job in a bookshop. It's OK _____a temporary job but I wouldn't like to do it permanently.
SEE Answers in Comments at the bottom of this post SOURCE: http://www.tolearnenglish.com/index.php
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