Fill in the blanks with as or like.
1She works ............... a translator.
Wrong!
Use "as" to talk about someone's job or role.
2They fought ............... wild cats.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun when you mean similar to.
3............... you know, divisive elements are a threat to democracy.
Wrong!
Use "As" before a clause when it means in the way that or because something is known.
4She is as pretty ............... a doll.
Wrong!
The comparison pattern is "as" + adjective + "as".
5Don’t cry ............... a baby.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun when you compare behavior to someone or something.
6............... her mother, she is an architect.
Wrong!
Use "Like" before a noun phrase to mean similar to.
7He is an activist ............... his father.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun phrase to show similarity.
8That cloud looks ............... an angel.
Wrong!
After "looks", use "like" before a noun to say what something resembles.
9Animals ............... cows, goats, and deer are herbivores.
Wrong!
Use "like" before examples such as "cows, goats and deer".
10I felt ............... laughing, but I didn’t dare to.
Wrong!
The expression is "feel like" + -ing form to mean want to do something.
11She left just ............... we reached her place.
Wrong!
Use "as" before a clause to mean when or while something happened.
12............... you don’t like him, I won’t talk to him again.
Wrong!
Use "As" before a clause when it means because.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She works as a translator.
- They fought like wild cats.
- As you know, divisive elements are a threat to democracy.
- She is as pretty as a doll.
- Don’t cry like a baby.
- Like her mother, she is an architect.
- He is an activist like his father.
- That cloud looks like an angel.
- Animals like cows, goats, and deer are herbivores.
- I felt like laughing, but I didn’t dare to.
- She left just as we reached her place.
- As you don’t like him, I won’t talk to him again.
