Fill in the blanks with as or like.
1He is ............... my own father to me.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun or pronoun. As is a conjunction. It is used before a clause or a preposition. It is also used to say what function or role a person has.
2............... his father, he does not smoke.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun or pronoun. As is a conjunction. It is used before a clause or a preposition. It is also used to say what function or role a person has.
3It looks ............... a hare.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun or pronoun. As is a conjunction. It is used before a clause or a preposition. It is also used to say what function or role a person has.
4She works ............... a clerk in a department store.
Wrong!
As can be used as a preposition to say what function or role a person or thing has.
5He fought ............... a lion.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun or pronoun. As is a conjunction. It is used before a clause or a preposition. It is also used to say what function or role a person has.
6Why are you eating ............... a bird?
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun or pronoun. As is a conjunction. It is used before a clause or a preposition. It is also used to say what function or role a person has.
7He works ............... a dog; still, he does not earn much.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun or pronoun. As is a conjunction. It is used before a clause or a preposition. It is also used to say what function or role a person has.
8She is regarded ............... the greatest thinker of our times.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun or pronoun. As is a conjunction. It is used before a clause or a preposition. It is also used to say what function or role a person has.
9Don't use your nail ............... a screwdriver.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun or pronoun. As is a conjunction. It is used before a clause or a preposition. It is also used to say what function or role a person has.
10He runs a small start-up. ............... a budding entrepreneur he has to work really hard.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun or pronoun. As is a conjunction. It is used before a clause or a preposition. It is also used to say what function or role a person has.
11Just ............... his dad, he is a doctor.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun or pronoun. As is a conjunction. It is used before a clause or a preposition. It is also used to say what function or role a person has.
12She is as beautiful ............... a doll.
Wrong!
The correct expression is as...as...
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He is like my own father to me.
- Like his father, he does not smoke.
- It looks like a hare.
- She works as a clerk in a department store.
- He fought like a lion.
- Why are you eating like a bird?
- He works like a dog; still, he does not earn much.
- She is regarded as the greatest thinker of our times.
- Don’t use your nail as a screwdriver.
- He runs a small start-up. As a budding entrepreneur he has to work really hard.
- Just like his dad, he is a doctor.
- She is as beautiful as a doll.
