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Conjunctions vs. Prepositions

April 14, 2022 - pdf

Conjunction or preposition

1. He works …………………… a journalist.

Correct! Wrong!

Use as to express the role of a person.

2. She is ……………………… my sister to me.

Correct! Wrong!

3. Just ……………………….. his friends, he is a non-smoker.

Correct! Wrong!

Use like before a noun; use as to introduce a clause.

4. ……………………… her mother, it is my responsibility to take care of her.

Correct! Wrong!

Here we are talking about the role of the person.

5. ………………………….. you know, we cannot promote nepotism.

Correct! Wrong!

6. She is ………………………. pretty as a doll.

Correct! Wrong!

7. Don’t cry ……………………… a baby.

Correct! Wrong!

8. That cloud looks ……………………….. an elephant.

Correct! Wrong!

9. Animals ……………………….. cows, elephants and goats are herbivores.

Correct! Wrong!

10. They arrived just ………………………… I was about to leave.

Correct! Wrong!

As is a conjunction; use it to introduce a clause.

11. ……………………….. he was not there, I couldn’t talk to him.

Correct! Wrong!

Use as to introduce a conjunction.

12. Tired .............................. he was, he went on working.

Correct! Wrong!

Tired as he was means the same as though he was tired.

Answers

  1. He works as a journalist.
  2. She is like my sister to me.
  3. Just like his friends, he is a non-smoker.
  4. As her mother, it is my responsibility to take care of her.
  5. As you know, we cannot promote nepotism.
  6. She is as pretty as a doll.
  7. Don’t cry like a baby.
  8. That cloud looks like an elephant.
  9. Animals like cows, elephants and goats are herbivores.
  10. They arrived just as I was about to leave.
  11. As he was not there, I couldn’t talk to him.
  12. Tired as he was, he went on working.
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