As and like: grammar exercise #dicasdeinglês
Both as and like can be used to say that things are similar. Note that like is a preposition. It is followed by a noun or pronoun which acts as its object. She looks like her mother. He is a teetotaler like his father. He fought like a lion. He fought as a lion does. Nobody loves her as I do. As is a conjunction. It is used to introduce a clause. As can also be followed by a prepositional phrase. In American English, like is also used as a conjunction. Complete the following sentences using like or as. 1. A butterfly starts life ………………………… a pupa. a) like b) as c) either could be used here 2. She worked …………………………. a teacher for twenty years before turning writer. a) like b) as c) either could be used here 3. She looks exactly ………………………….. her mother did when she was younger. a) like b) as c) either could be used here 4. She looks a bit …………………….. Sharon Stone. a) like b) as c) either could be used here 5. I ...
