Complete the following sentences using as or like.
1He likes ringtones that sound ............... an alarm.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun phrase to mean similar to something.
2He speaks ............... his father does.
Wrong!
Use "as" before a clause with a subject and verb, as in "as his father does".
3He speaks ............... his father.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun phrase to compare two people.
4He eats ............... a pig.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun phrase to compare someone's behaviour.
5He fought ............... a lion.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun phrase to compare how someone fought.
6Why are you behaving ............... a child?
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Use "like" before a noun phrase to compare someone's behaviour.
7He works ............... a bartender.
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Use "as" to describe the job or role someone has.
8She sings ............... a nightingale.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun phrase to compare the way someone sings.
9Stories ............... these always depress me.
Wrong!
Use "like" to mean similar to or of this kind.
10I will do it ............... agreed.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "as agreed".
11Considered ............... a whole, this is an exciting offer.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "as a whole".
12You are late ............... usual.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "as usual".
Answers
- He likes ringtones that sound like an alarm.
- He speaks as his father does.
- He speaks like his father.
- He eats like a pig.
- He fought like a lion.
- Why are you behaving like a child?
- He works as a bartender.
- She sings like a nightingale.
- Stories like these always depress me.
- I will do it as agreed.
- Considered as a whole, this is an exciting offer.
- You are late as usual.