Fill in the blanks with as or like.
1I don't like ringtones that sound ............... an alarm.
Wrong!
Use "like" before the noun phrase "an alarm" to show similarity.
2He eats ............... a horse.
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Use "like" before the noun phrase "a horse" to compare how he eats.
3They fought ............... lions.
Wrong!
Use "like" before the noun "lions" to make a comparison.
4............... his father, he does not smoke.
Wrong!
Use "Like" to mean that he and his father are similar.
5............... his father, I must provide for him.
Wrong!
Use "As" to show the speaker's role as his father.
6Don't behave ............... a child.
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Use "like" before the noun phrase "a child" to compare behaviour.
7He works ............... a salesperson.
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Use "as" to show his job or role.
8He helped ............... he had promised.
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Use "as" before the clause "he had promised" to mean "in the way that."
9Colors ............... these do not suit me.
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Use "like" before "these" to mean "similar to these."
10Considered ............... a whole, the movie was a success.
Wrong!
Use "as" in the fixed expression "as a whole."
11He was drunk ............... usual.
Wrong!
Use "as" in the fixed expression "as usual."
12Stop crying ............... a baby.
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Use "like" before the noun phrase "a baby" to compare crying.
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- I don’t like ringtones that sound like an alarm.
- He eats like a horse.
- They fought like lions.
- Like his father, he does not smoke.
- As his father, I must provide for him.
- Don’t behave like a child.
- He works as a salesperson.
- He helped as he had promised.
- Colors like these do not suit me.
- Considered as a whole, the movie was a success.
- He was drunk as usual.
- Stop crying like a baby.