Fill in the blanks with like, as if or as though.
1She looks ............... she is going to cry.
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"Like", "as if", and "as though" can introduce a clause after "looks" to describe an impression.
2She sounded ............... she had a bad cold.
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"Like", "as if", and "as though" can introduce a clause after "sounded" to describe an impression.
3I don't feel ............... continuing.
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"Like" is used before an -ing form in the expression "feel like doing something".
4She spoke ............... she was a genius.
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"Like", "as if", and "as though" can introduce a clause to describe the way someone seemed to speak.
5He looks ............... he hasn't eaten anything.
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"Like", "as if", and "as though" can introduce a clause after "looks" to describe an impression.
6Sara hasn't arrived yet. It looks ............... she missed her train.
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"Like", "as if", and "as though" can introduce a clause after "It looks" to describe a likely situation.
7They went on working ............... nothing had happened.
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"Like", "as if", and "as though" can introduce a clause to show that the situation seemed surprising or unreal.
8When I told my mother about my decision, she looked at me ............... I was mad.
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"Like", "as if", and "as though" can introduce a clause after "looked at me" to describe someone’s reaction.
9I am 22, but my parents still talk to me ............... I was a child.
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"Like", "as if", and "as though" can introduce a clause to compare the way someone talks to another person.
10She cried ............... a baby.
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"Like" is used before the noun phrase "a baby" in this comparison.
11She spoke ............... a genius.
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"Like" is used before the noun phrase "a genius" in this comparison.
12They treat me ............... I was their own child.
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"Like", "as if", and "as though" can introduce a clause to describe an unreal comparison.
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- She looks like / as if / as though she is going to cry.
- She sounded like / as if / as though she had a bad cold.
- I don’t feel like continuing.
- She spoke like / as if / as though she was a genius.
- He looks like / as if / as though he hasn’t eaten anything.
- Sara hasn’t arrived yet. It looks like / as if / as though she missed her train.
- They went on working like / as if / as though nothing had happened.
- When I told my mother about my decision, she looked at me like / as if / as though I was mad.
- I am 22, but my parents still talk to me like / as if / as though I was a child.
- She cried like a baby.
- She spoke like a genius.
- They treat me like / as if / as though I was their own child.