Rambharosey Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
As Vs Like...
The 'rule' in Grammar, as I am aware of, is:
Like is used to express similarity between two nouns, while As is used to compare two clauses (clause is a related group of words with a subject and a verb).
However, lets look at the following sentence:
As teachers, we have a responsiblity to set high ethical standards.
In this sentence, we have a responsiblity to set high ethical standards is obviously a clause, but how about as teachers? Its a phrase, but then this would not conform to the 'rule'. And we can't use like in this scenario either.
Can someone please explain. Totally confused.
Thanks,
Bharosey.
Like is used to express similarity between two nouns, while As is used to compare two clauses (clause is a related group of words with a subject and a verb).
However, lets look at the following sentence:
As teachers, we have a responsiblity to set high ethical standards.
In this sentence, we have a responsiblity to set high ethical standards is obviously a clause, but how about as teachers? Its a phrase, but then this would not conform to the 'rule'. And we can't use like in this scenario either.
Can someone please explain. Totally confused.
Thanks,
Bharosey.
Top answer
Hi, You are not considering that the word 'as' has various meanings. One of the meanings of 'as' is 'in the capacity of / in the role of'. This has nothing to do with comparisons.
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Hi,
You are not considering that the word 'as' has various meanings.
One of the meanings of 'as' is 'in the capacity of / in the role of'. This has nothing to do with comparisons.
eg As a soldier, I am trained to fight.
eg I am speaking to you as your friend.
Thus,
As teachers, we ha
You are not considering that the word 'as' has various meanings.
One of the meanings of 'as' is 'in the capacity of / in the role of'. This has nothing to do with comparisons.
eg As a soldier, I am trained to fight.
eg I am speaking to you as your friend.
Thus,
As teachers, we ha
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