Fill in the blanks with as or like.
1That looks ............... a mouse.
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Use like before a noun. Use as before a clause.
2He wept ............... a baby.
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3............... his parents, he is a doctor.
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4She enjoys playing board games ............... chess.
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5Nobody understands me ............... you do.
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6When in Rome, do ............... the Romans do.
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7She looks exactly ............... Queen Victoria.
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8She was rebellious, ...............were her siblings.
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9............... you know, I hate liars.
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10She worked ............... a waitress for ten years.
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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.
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12I am ............... your mother. You can discuss anything with me.
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Done.
Score: 0/12
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, aswere her siblings.
- As you know, I hate liars.
- She worked as 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.
