{"id":72371,"date":"2019-09-26T06:03:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T06:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72371"},"modified":"2019-09-26T06:03:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T06:03:48","slug":"like-vs-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/like-vs-as\/","title":{"rendered":"Like vs. As"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Like<\/b> is one of those verbs which are not usually used in progressive forms.<\/p>\n
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  • \u2018What do you think of the film?\u2019 \u2018I like it.<\/b>\u2019 (NOT I am liking it.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Like<\/b> cannot normally be used without an object.<\/p>\n

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    • \u2018Do you like ballet?<\/b>\u2019 \u2018Yes, I like it.\u2019 <\/b> (NOT — I like.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Like <\/b>can be followed by object + verb forms.<\/b><\/p>\n

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      • I don\u2019t like people telling <\/b>me what to do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Not like to<\/b> can mean be unwilling to<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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        • I didn\u2019t like to <\/b>disturb him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Would like<\/h3>\n

          The conditional would like (+ infinitive)<\/b> is common in requests and offers. It is used as a polite way of saying want<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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          • Would you like <\/b>to come with us?<\/li>\n
          • I would like <\/b>some cheese, please.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Like and as<\/h3>\n

            We can use like<\/b> or as <\/b>to say that things are similar.<\/p>\n

            Like<\/h3>\n

            We use like<\/b> before a noun or pronoun. It is similar to a preposition.<\/p>\n

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            • She looks like her mother. <\/b> (NOT She looks as her mother.)<\/li>\n
            • He ran like the wind. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              We can use very, quite<\/b> and other adverbs of degree to modify like.<\/b><\/p>\n

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              • She is very like her mother. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                As<\/h3>\n

                As <\/b>is a conjunction. It is used before a clause, and before an expression beginning with a preposition.<\/p>\n

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                • Nobody loves her as I do. <\/b><\/li>\n
                • Do as I do. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  In informal English like<\/b> is often used as a conjunction instead of as.<\/b> This is common in American English.<\/p>\n

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                  • Nobody loves her like I do.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Another use of as <\/b>is to say what function or role a person or thing has – what jobs people do, what purposes things are used for, etc. In this case, as <\/b>is used like a preposition, before a noun.<\/p>\n

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                    • He escaped from prison dressed as a woman. <\/b><\/li>\n
                    • He worked as a waiter <\/b>for two years.<\/li>\n
                    • We think of Napoleon as a soldier <\/b>and as a statesman. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Compare this use of as <\/b>with like<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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                      • As your brother<\/b>, I must warn you to be careful. (I am your brother.)<\/li>\n
                      • Like your brother<\/b>, I must warn you to be careful. (I am not your brother, but he and I have similar attitudes.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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