1. LIKE, AS, SUCH AS

2. How are these sentences different?
I work like a slave.
I work as a slave.

3. Like
Like is a preposition so it is followed by a noun /
pronoun. It is used to say that sth is similar to
something else.
It was really more like a bad dream

4. The same as.
What do you do? I’m a teacher, like you. (pronoun)

5. Similar to.
Be careful! The floor has been polished. It’s like
walking on ice. (ing)

6. AS can be also a preposition, and so can be followed by
nouns, but the meaning is different from LIKE.
 We use LIKE to compare
things:
1. She looks beautiful; like a
princess. (she is beautiful,
but she is not a princess)
2. Everyone is ill at home.
Our house is like a
hospital. (the house isn’t
really a hospital)
 We use AS to say what sth
really is or was: (esp. to
talk about jobs or how we
use sth)
1. A few years ago I worked
as a driver. (I really was a
driver)
2. During the war this hotel
was used as a hospital. (it
was really a hospital)

7. As + noun
We also use as + noun to say what something is used
for:
They had boxes on the stage which were used as
train compartments.

8. AS is used before a subject + verb.
You should do it like
this.
You should do it as
I’m showing you.
Don’t move anything.
Leave everthing as it
is.

9. Examples
We can use such as or like to introduce examples.
Critics such as James Pearson loved the film.
He does well in subjects like history and philosophy.
He does well in subjects such as history and
philosophy.

10. Let’s think
Should you write, “Chuck enjoys desserts such as
brownies and cheesecake” or “Chuck enjoys desserts
like brownies and cheesecake”?
Either is acceptable to many grammarians and
veteran writers, but let’s look at why using “such as”
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11. Let’s think
Like suggests comparison – similar to. It implies
similarity but exclusion. So Chuck might want
desserts similar to brownies but not brownies.
Like has come to be used synonymously with such as
in common usage.

12. AS (other meanings)
•You are late AS USUAL.
• They did AS they promised. (they did what they
promised)
• Ann failed her driving test, AS WE EXPECTED.
• AS YOU KNOW, tomorrow it’s her birthday.
•AS I SAID, this car is very expensive.

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