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Red olive 901 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

As did vs. like

Hi everyone,

I would just like to know if the two sentences below have different meanings for a native English speaker, Thank you very much.

"He drank a lot, as did most of his students."

"He drank a lot, like most of his students."



Regards,

red olive 901

  

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There is no significant difference in meaning. The first sentence is slightly more polished, in my opinion.

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  • There is no significant difference in meaning.
  • The first sentence is slightly more polished, in my opinion.
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There is no significant difference in meaning. The first sentence is slightly more polished, in my opinion.

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1. Yes, "like" is not considered good style for academic writing.

2. For me, I expected "did" at the end of the sentence with "like."

* "He drank a lot, like most of his students did."

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