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1. GRAMMAR UNIT 3
1. LIKE and AS
2. AS THOUGH/ AS IF
3. COMPARING
4. WHEREAS/WHILE
1. LIKE and AS ( Pg 29). Alsolook at pg 164.
As + Noun,fora role or purpose: She worksas a musician ( role:función),Iuse myroomas a
study ( puropose:finalidad)
As + Nounclause,formanner: I treatedhimas my son(manera)
As + subject+ verb: Youshoulddoas yourparentssay (IncolloquialEnglish youcan use Like in
thisway butit isnot usedinformal writingbecause itissomehow consideredasgrammatically
incorrect:I wantyou to do like Itell you).
Like + Noun,for comparison: You’re like Jane;Like Tom, Ilove movies ( meaningsimilarto or
inthe same way).
Like + Noun,for informal examples:Friendslike thatare amazing.
2. AS IF / AS THOUGH ( lookat pg 164 and pg
Theyare conjunctions followedbysubject+verb.
a. Followedbypresentorpresentperfect.He looksasif /as thoughhe’s crying.
b. To showthat somethingisimaginaryorunlikely.Itcan be followedbythe pasttense.
He lookedasif/as thoughhe had seenaghost.
c. In colloquial EnglishLike canbe used:Youlooklike you’re worried( colloquial) /You
lookas if you’re worried( formal).
 Grammar Exercisessections1 + 2 : Coursebookpg29, exercise 1/ pg 33, exercise 4