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As vs. Like

November 8, 2021 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with as or like.

1. He is ............................... my own father to me.

Correct! 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.

Correct! 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.

3. It looks ............................... a hare.

Correct! 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.

4. She works ............................. a clerk in a department store.

Correct! Wrong!

As can be used as a preposition to say what function or role a person or thing has.

5. He fought ............................... a lion.

Correct! 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.

6. Why are you eating ............................. a bird?

Correct! 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.

7. He works ............................ a dog; still, he does not earn much.

Correct! 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.

8. She is regarded ............................ the greatest thinker of our times.

Correct! 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.

9. Don't use your nail ............................ a screwdriver.

Correct! 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.

10. He runs a small start-up. ............................... a budding entrepreneur he has to work really hard.

Correct! 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.

11. Just ............................ his dad, he is a doctor.

Correct! 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.

12. She is as beautiful ............................... a doll.

Correct! Wrong!

The correct expression is as...as...

Answers

  1. He is like my own father to me.
  2. Like his father, he does not smoke.
  3. It looks like a hare.
  4. She works as a clerk in a department store.
  5. He fought like a lion.
  6. Why are you eating like a bird?
  7. He works like a dog; still, he does not earn much.
  8. She is regarded as the greatest thinker of our times.
  9. Don’t use your nail as a screwdriver.
  10. He runs a small start-up. As a budding entrepreneur he has to work really hard.
  11. Just like his dad, he is a doctor.
  12. She is as beautiful as a doll.
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