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As & Like

= 'similar to', 'the same as'. Note that you cannot use as in this way:• What a beautiful house! It'slike a palace, (not'as a palace') • 'What does Sandra do?' 'She's a teacher,like me.' (not 'as me') • Be careful! The floor has been polished. It'slike walking on ice. (not'as walking') • It's raining again. I hate weatherlike this, (not'as this') In these sentences,likeis a preposition. So it is followed by a noun (like a palace), a pronoun (like me/like this) or -ing (likewalking). You can also say 'like (somebody/something) doing something':• 'What's that noise?' 'It soundslikea babycrying.' Sometimeslike= 'for example':• Some sports,like motor racing,can be dangerous. You can also usesuch as(= for example):• Some sports,such asmotor racing, can be dangerous. We use

(not 'like') before a subject + verb:• I didn't move anything. I left everythingas I found it. • They didas they promised. (= They did what they promised.) Comparelikeandasin these sentences: • You should have done itlike this.(like+pronoun) • You should have done itas I showed you. (as+subject+verb) We also sayas you know/as I said/as she expected/as I thoughtetc.: •Asyou know, it's Tom's birthday next week. (= you know this already) • Jane failed her driving test,asshe expected. (= she expected this before) Note that we sayas usual/as always: • You're lateas usual. Ascan also be a preposition but the meaning is different fromlike. Compare: As• Brenda Casey is the manager of a company.Asthe manager, she has to make many important decisions.('Asthe manager' = in her position as the manager)• During the war this hotel was usedas a hospital, (so it really was a hospital) Like• Mary Stone is the assistant manager.Like the manager(Brenda Casey), she also has to make important decisions.('Likethe manager' = similar to the manager)• Everyone is ill at home. Our house is like a hospital, (it isn't really a hospital) As(preposition) = 'in the position of, 'in the form of etc.: