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Tawf1972 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
As and like
which sentence is right ?
a. It is white like snow.
b. It is white as snow.
When do you use as or like ?
Thanks for your help.
a. It is white like snow.
b. It is white as snow.
When do you use as or like ?
Thanks for your help.
Top answer
Hi Tawf, Sorry to be so long getting back to you-- your post slipped down the pages. I think there is some confusion with the comparative cliche, ' as white as snow; but between your sentences, ( a ) is correct. 'Like' is a preposition, with 'snow' as its noun object.
- Hi Tawf, Sorry to be so long getting back to you-- your post slipped down the pages.
- I think there is some confusion with the comparative cliche, ' as white as snow; but between your sentences, ( a ) is correct.
- 'Like' is a preposition, with 'snow' as its noun object.
- view=uk "]OXFORD[/url], for instance.
- In spoken English, the first 'as' is sometimes omitted, so you may hear ( b).
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Hi Tawf,
Sorry to be so long getting back to you-- your post slipped down the pages.
I think there is some confusion with the comparative cliche, 'as white as snow; but between your sentences, ( a ) is correct. 'Like' is a preposition, with 'snow' as its noun object. For more information, google 'as and like', or see [url="
Sorry to be so long getting back to you-- your post slipped down the pages.
I think there is some confusion with the comparative cliche, 'as white as snow; but between your sentences, ( a ) is correct. 'Like' is a preposition, with 'snow' as its noun object. For more information, google 'as and like', or see [url="
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