6/39 Match each of the rules in the box to one
pair of sentences below.
A.We usually use like to say that things are
similar.
B.We use as to say that things are similar before
a subject + verb in more formal style.
C.We use as, not like, to talk about the jobs that
people or things do.
D.We use as when we refer to information that
both speaker and listener know, e.g. as you
know.
1 a) He worked tike a cleaner for six months.
b) He worked as a cleaner for six months.
2. a) She sounds like her mother on the telephone.
b) She sounds as her mother on the telephone
3 a) I shall finish this report by Friday, tike we agreed.
b) I shall finish this report by Friday, as we agreed.
4 a) Please sit quietly tike your teacher has asked.
b) Please sit quietly as your teacher has asked.​