Fill in the blanks with as or like.
1. That looks ……………….. a mouse.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use like before a noun. Use as before a clause.
2. He wept …………………. a baby.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. ……………………… his parents, he is a doctor.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. She enjoys playing board games …………………… chess.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. Nobody understands me ……………………… you do.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. When in Rome, do ………………………. the Romans do.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. She looks exactly ………………………… Queen Victoria.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. She was rebellious, ………………………….were her siblings.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. ……………………… you know, I hate liars.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. She worked ………………………… a waitress for ten years.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use as to talk about the role that a person or thing performs.
11. ……………………… I am his father, I cannot give up on him.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I am …………………… your mother. You can discuss anything with me.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- That looks like a mouse.
- He wept like a baby.
- Like his parents, he is a doctor.
- She enjoys playing board games like chess.
- Nobody understands me as you do.
- When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
- She looks exactly like Queen Victoria.
- She was rebellious, as were her siblings.
- As you know, I hate liars.
- She worked like a waitress for ten years.
- As I am his father, I cannot give up on him.
- I am like your mother. You can discuss anything with me.
