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Using and Differences Between ‘Like’ and ‘As’







Difference Between LIKE and AS

How to Use the Word “Like”

“Like” is a preposition, used before a noun or pronoun, to say that two things are similar.
Examples:
  • It looks like it is going to rain.
  • The hero feels like he is the most powerful man on earth.
  • He looks like he has had a rough night.
  • In his job he works like a slave.
  • The children swim like fish.
  • The boy runs like a hare.
  • I slept like a baby.
“Like” is sometimes used as a conjunction in daily speech:
  • No body acts like he does
  • Like I said before, I’m happy

How to Use the Word “As”

“As“, as a preposition, before a noun or pronoun, is used to refer to jobs or functions,
the role of a person or the use of something.
Examples:
  • My father worked as an accountant.
  • Caroline was employed as a teacher.
  • The author is respected as a writer.
  • He used a saucer as an ashtray.
“As” is also used as a conjunction, joining two clauses:
  • It’s very expensive, as you know.
  • He won the election, as was expected.
  • The phone rang as I was watching television. (=while)
  • Tired as he was he still finished the race.(although)
  • We left the room as it was. (the way in which)
  • Julie may need help as she is new to the job. (=because)

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As and like are often confused since they are both used to compare actions or situations. There are, however, important differences.

As

We use as to talk about job or function.
  • I worked as a shop assistant for 2 years when I was a student.
  • He used his shoe as a hammer to hang the picture up.
In comparisons, the structure ‘as adjective as’ is often used.
  • He’s not as tall as his brother
  • She ran as fast as she could.
In the following comparisons as is a conjunction – it’s followed by a clause with a subject and a verb.
  • He went to Cambridge University, as his father had before him.
  • She’s a talented writer, as most of her family are.

Like

In the following comparisons, like is a preposition and it’s followed by a noun or a pronoun.
  • I’ve been working like a dog all afternoon.
  • None of my brothers are much like me.
  • She looks just like her mother.
Like and As if/As though
Like, as if and as though can all be used to make comparisons. There is no difference in meaning among the 3 forms.
  • You look as if you’ve seen a ghost.
  • You talk as though we’re never going to see each other again.
  • It looks like it’s going to rain.
Expressions with ‘as’

  • As you know, classes restart on January 15th.
  • I tried using salt as you suggested but the stain still didn’t come out.
  • As we agreed the company will be split 50/50 between us.
  • Their house is the same as ours.


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