Unit 117. Like and as
Unit 117; Part A

• What a beautiful house! It's like a palace. (not as a palace)
• 'What does Sandra do?' 'She's a teacher, like me.' (not as me)
• Be careful! The floor has been polished. It's like walking on ice. (not as walking)
• It's raining again. I hate weather like this. (not as this)
In these sentences, like is a preposition. So it is followed by a noun (like a palace), a pronoun (like me / like this) or -ing (like walking).
You can also say '... like (somebody/something) doing something':
• 'What's that noise?' 'It sounds like a baby crying.'
Unit 117; Part B

• Some sports, like motor-racing, can be dangerous.
You can also use such as (= for example):
• Some sports, such as motor-racing, can be dangerous.
Unit 117; Part C

• I didn't move anything. I left everything as it was.
• You should have done it as I showed you.
Like is also possible in informal spoken English:
• I left everything like it was.
Compare as and like:
• You should have done it as I showed you. (or like I showed you)
• You should have done it like this. (not as this)
Note that we say as usual / as always:
• You're late as usual.
• As always, Nick was the first to complain.
Unit 117; Part D

• You can do as you like. (= do what you like)
• They did as they promised. (= They did what they promised.)
We also say as you know / as I said / as she expected / as I thought etc. :
• As you know, it's Emma's birthday next week. (= you know this already)
• Andy failed his driving test, as he expected. (= he expected this before)
Like is not usual in these expressions, except with say (like I said):
• As I said yesterday, I'm sure we can solve the problem. or Like I said yesterday ...
Unit 117; Part E

• Sue Casey is the manager of a company. As the manager, she has to make many important decisions. (As the manager = in her position as the manager.) | • Mary Stone is the assistant manager. Like the manager (Sue Casey), she also has to make important decisions. (Like the manager = similar to the manager) |
As (preposition) = in the position of, in the form of etc. :
• A few years ago I worked as a taxi driver. (not like a taxi driver)
• We haven't got a car, so we use the garage as a workshop.
• Many words, for example 'work' and 'rain', can be used as verbs or nouns.
• London is fine as a place to visit, but I wouldn't like to live there.
• The news of the tragedy came as a great shock.
Exercises
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