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Like and as

• 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.'

Sometimes like = 'for example':

• 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.

We use as (not 'like') before a subject + verb:

• I didn't move anything. I left everything as I found it.

• They did as they promised. (= They did what they promised.)

Compare like and as in these sentences:

• You should have done it like this. (like + pronoun)

• You should have done it as I showed you. (as + subject + verb)

We also say as you know / as I said / as she expected / as I thought etc.:

• As you know, it's Tom's birthday next week. (= you know this already)

• Jane failed her driving test, as she expected. (= she expected this before)

Note that we say as usual / as always:

• You're late as usual.

As can also be a preposition but the meaning is different from like. Compare:

As

• Brenda 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)

• During the war this hotel was used as a hospital, (so it really was a hospital)

Like

• Mary Stone is the assistant manager.

Like the manager (Brenda Casey), she

also has to make important decisions.

('Like the manager' = similar to the manager)

• Everyone is ill at home. Our house is like a hospital, (it isn't really a hospital)