Fill in the blanks with as or like
1. She is as beautiful ………………………. an angel.
Wrong!
2. The jewels shone ……………………….. stars.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before nouns.
3. .................................... you know, I am looking for a job.
Wrong!
4. She talks …………………………. a scholar.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before nouns.
5. They were fighting …………………………….. dogs.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before nouns.
6. I felt ..................................... crying.
Wrong!
7. .................................. responsible citizens, we should abide by the rules and regulations.
Wrong!
8. She looks ……………………….. Princess Diana.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before nouns.
9. It looks ................................... it is starting to rain.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Like is possible here in an informal style.
10. She talks .................................... she is rich.
Wrong!
As if is used to say how a particular situation seems like.
11. He sat there crying .................................... he had lost everything.
Wrong!
12. She sings …………………………… a nightingale.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before nouns.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
1. She is as beautiful as an angel.
2. The jewels shone like stars.
3. As you know, I am looking for a job.
4. She talks like a scholar.
5. They were fighting like dogs.
6. I felt like crying.
7. As responsible citizens, we should abide by the rules and regulations.
8. She looks like Princess Diana.
9. It looks as if / like it is starting to rain.
10. She talks as if she is rich.
11. He sat there crying as if he had lost everything.
12. She sings like a nightingale.
