1She works ............... a waitress.
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As can be used to say what role a person or thing has.
2He ran ............... wind.
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Like is a preposition. It is followed by a noun/pronoun which acts as its object.
3............... you know, we have to improve our productivity.
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This is a common expression beginning with as.
4She walks ............... a duck.
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Like is a preposition. It is followed by a noun/pronoun which acts as its object.
5Don't cry ............... a baby.
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Like is a preposition. It is followed by a noun/pronoun which acts as its object.
6I felt ............... laughing.
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I felt like laughing means I wanted to laugh.
7............... a child, I used to be afraid of spiders.
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8It looks ............... a cat.
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Like is a preposition. It is followed by a noun/pronoun which acts as its object.
9It looks ............... it is going to rain.
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As if is used to say what a situation seems like. Like is possible here in a careless style.
10She talks ............... she knew everything.
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As if is used to say what a situation seems like.
11He sat there smiling ............... he had won a jackpot.
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As if is used to say what a situation seems like.
12He fought ............... a lion.
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Done.
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Answers
- She works as a waitress.
- He ran like wind.
- As you know, we have to improve our productivity.
- She walks like a duck.
- Don’t cry like a baby.
- I felt like laughing.
- As a child, I used to be afraid of spiders.
- It looks like a cat.
- It looks as if it is going to rain.
- She talks as if she knew everything.
- He sat there smiling as if he had won a jackpot.
- He fought like a lion.
