AS / LIKE

In comparisons, as is flowed by a clause (that is a subject of the verb)

Like is followed by a noun or a pronoun.
Examples:
He works hard, as I do / his father does.
He works hard like me / his father.
As I was saying before you came in, we need someone like you to help us.

A) Complete the following sentences with as or like:

The new law, _______ I said, is ________ the one in France _______ the French, we must
have a law of this kind - __________ every civilised country has, in fact.
________, you've already heard, we have opened several new branches, ______ our rivals,
and we’ve noticed an increase of business, _________ they have done. _________ them,
however, we may lose money at first in same of them.
I’m in favour in negotiation, _________ you. But I’m not prepared to give way to pressure,
_______ you are. We can't afford to give the workers the idea that we will do anything to keep
the peace, _________ Chamberlain at Munich, or __________ the previous manager did
when he gave away the last time.

As refers to a person’s role in life or profession, or a part he / she takes in a play, film etc.
Like is used for comparison.

Examples:
He works as an engineer. (That’s his job)
He was brilliant as Othello. (In the part of Othello)
He can climb like a monkey. (Comparison: he's not a monkey)

B) Complete these sentences with as or like:

She could run __________ a deer.

You can't like
As an engineer, expect to make a living _______ an athlete.
a monkey
He hopes to have a carer _______ a film director.
He's very fussy about photography. He behaves ________ a film director when he takes a
picture of the family on the beach.
In my long carrier ______ an actor , I've always wanted to appear ________ Hamlet, but
I've never wanted to be _____ in real life.
I had him ______ my teacher at school for many years, but he was so kind that he was more
_______ a father to me.
A number of verbs are commonly followed by as. If we use like after any of them we are
making a comparison.

Example:
He treats his students as friends. (He is friendly towards them.)
He treats his students like animals. (he treats them as they were.)

Common verbs of this type include: accept, behave, characterise, class, count,
describe, define, express, interpret, know, look on, recognise, regard, see,
think of, treat, use.

C) Complete the following sentences with a pronoun (him, it, etc) and as or like.

He is regarded ________ the greatest actor of his generation.

You have no right to treat people ________ slaves.
They look on ________ their king, but the government have never, officially recognised
________ such, and I have never thought of a satisfactory ruler.
The country describes itself _______ democratic, and the newspapers here class _______
socialist, but I don't see how you can define a country_______ if no one has the freedom to
express himself _______ an individual.
I expect you to behave ________ an adult, not ________ a spoilt child.