This document discusses the proper use of the words "as" and "like" in different contexts. It provides examples of how each word is used to compare things or describe something in a role or manner. The document also notes some verbs that are commonly followed by a construction using "as".

1. 6 As and like
A
As is normally followed by a claUsg (subject
and finite verb), like by a Lo_g-n_-9.I*p*rqnoUO.
He works hard, as I do/like me.
As I was saying when you came in, we need
someone like Harris for this job.
Complete the following w.ith as or like.
L.......... you said, the last candidate was rather
aggress¡ve, ?............ two or three others we've
seen this morning. :............ we agreed earlier,
.
people 1............ that are unsuitable for this post
l'm sure you all feel, f. .. I do, that tourists
need someone who will be calm and patient with
them, 9... ... ... . . Stewart or Canning.
B
As refers to a person's profession or a part he
p_|ayq as an actor; like is only used for
gomparison.
He works as an engineer. (He is an engineer.)
She was wonderful as Cleopatra. (... in the part of
Cleopatra.)
TIc clinrbs like a r¡onkcv. (Comparison; he is not
a monkey.)
Complete these sentences with as or like:
1a She could run... . a deer.
b You can't expect to make a living
an athlete.
2 I've always wanted to appear
Hamlet, but l've never wanted to be
him in real Iife.
3a He's so f ussy when he takes photographs of
the family on the beach that he behaves
.... a film director.
b My son is interested in a career ............. a
film director.
C
Like and such as can be used as alternatives to
for example. Notice that they closely follow the
noun they refer to:
Ihis charity helps many people
-
for example,
(like/such as) pensioners and the homeless.
A lot of famous people have visited his restaurant
-
for example/for instance, Sophia Loren, Bob
Dylan and Prince Cha¡les.
Famous people, likeisuch as Sophia Loren, Bob
Dylan and Prince Charles, have visited his
restaurant.
Rewrite the sentences below, twice each, us¡ng
like and such as.
1 Most people talk about ordinary things
-
for
example, the weather or the programmes on
2 The Council discussed a number of problems
-
for example, tr'aff ic control, education and
housi ng.
3 Hitchcock made a lot of f amous films
-
for
instance, Rebecca, Psycho, and The Birds.
4 A number of great plays have been
performed in this theatre
-
for example,
Hamlet, Hedda Gabler, The Cherry Orchard.
D
A number of verbs are followed by a
construction with as:
He is regardeil as the greatest actor of his
generati on .
T'lrey still refer to him as "I'he king of thc
underworld
Use the following list for future reference. lt
contains the most common verbs of this type:
accept, class, describe, know (usually, be
known), refer, regard, treat, use.
Note the difference, however, between:
He treats his students as friends. (They are his
friends.)
He treats his students like animals. (They are not
animals.)

2. - ',lT 1 12 Exercises
-i L Complete tbese sentences witb like or as. The sentences in this exercise are like tbose in
sections a, b and c.
Examples: This house is beautiful. It's .....1ik9...... a palace.
Ann failed her driving test .......0,9......... we expected.
1 Do you think Ann looks .................... her mother?
2 He really gets on my nerves. I can't stand people .................... him.
3 IThy didn't you do it ................... I told you to do it?
4 'Where does Bill work?' 'He works in a bank, most of his friends.'
5 He never listens. Talking to him is .................... talking to a wall.
6 ....................I said yesterday, I'm thinking of going to Canada.
7 Tom's idea seemed a good one, so we did he suggested.
8 It's a difficult problem. I never know'what to do in situations .................... this.
9 I'11 phone you tomorrow evening usual, okay?
10 This coffee is terrible. It tastes warer.
11 Suddenly there was a terrible noise. It was a bomb exploding.
12 She's a really good swimmer. She swims a fish.
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'2.2 This time you haue to cboose like or as (preposition - see section d).
Examples: She looks beautiful this evening - .....!i.kr........ a princess.
A few years ago I worked ........qS....... a bus driver.
1 He's been learning English for a few years but he still speaks a beginner.
2 My feet are really cold. They're blocks of ice.
3 Margaret once had a part-time job .................... a tourist guide.
4 'We
don't need all the bedrooms in the house) so we use one of them a study.
5 His house is full of lots of interesting things. It's .................... a museum.
6 Have you ever worked a labourer on a building site?
7 The news that he was getting married came.................... a complete surprise ro me.
8 He's 35 but he sometimes behaves a child.
--12.3 In this exercise there are sentences of all types. Put in like or as.
1 Your English is very fiuent. I wish I could speak ....................you.
2 You needn't take my advice if you don't :ant to. You can do ............. .. ... you like.
3 He wastes too much time doing things sitting in cafés all day.
4 There's no need to change your clothes. You can go out you are.
5 The weather's terrible for the middle of summer. It's .................... $'inter.
6 He's decided to give up his job .... ..... ....... a journalist and become a teacher.
7 I think I prefer this room it was, before u'e decorated it.
8 When we asked Jack to help us, he agreed immediately, ....................1 knew he would.
9 X¡hile we were on holiday, we spent most of our time doing energetic things
sailing, water-skiing and swimming.
10 Ann's been working ....................a waitress for the last few weeks.