Question

Complete the following sentences with like or as and a word or phrase from the box.we agreed hot water you can see we did a fish they promised her father a study
1.He loves the sea and he swims .................... .
2.That chair is broken .................... .
3.We're using the second bedroom .................... for the moment.
4.On Monday,we meet at 10 a.m., ....................last Friday.
5.This coffee tastes .................... .
6.I expect you to hand in the report on Monday morning .................... .
7.She's serious and hard-working .................... .
8.They left the room clean and tidy .................... .

Answer 1

1. He loves the sea and he swims like a fish.
2. That chair is broken as you can see.
3. We're using the second bedroom as a study place for the moment.
4. On Monday, we meet at 10 a.m., like we did last Friday.
5. This coffee tastes like hot water.
6. I expect you to hand in the report on Monday morning, as agreed/like we agreed (interschimbabile, însă atenție la cum le scriem, în situația de față as agreed poate renunța la pronume).
7. She's serious and hard-working, like her father.
8. They left the room clean and tidy, as promised/like they promised. (interschimbabile)

Explicație: Use of like and as - precum, ca și.

Reținem că în limba engleză, acestea sunt de obicei interschimbabile, însă înțelesul diferă. Spre exemplu, folosim like (precum) pentru a ne referi la preferințe, sau pentru a ne raporta la cineva pe care admirăm. Cel mai adesea, folosim as pentru a ne referi la o ocupați, sau inclusiv la anumite trăsături de caracter. Ca părți de vorbire like poate fi substantiv, adjectiv, adverb, prepoziție sau conjuncție, iar as poate fi doar adverb, prepoziție sau conjuncție.