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Cat apple 556 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Like as
Why is this sentence wrong?
He didn't stop bringing creatures into the house like he said he would.
Why must as be used instead of like?
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cat apple 556 He didn't stop bringing creatures into the house like he said he would. Why must as be used instead of like? In casual conversation, 'like' is fine, but for careful grammar, 'like' is a preposition while 'as' is a conjunction.
- cat apple 556 He didn't stop bringing creatures into the house like he said he would.
- Why must as be used instead of like?
- In casual conversation, 'like' is fine, but for careful grammar, 'like' is a preposition while 'as' is a conjunction.
- In your sentence, a conjunction between the two clauses is needed.
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cat apple 556He didn't stop bringing creatures into the house like he said he would. Why must as be used instead of like?
In casual conversation, 'like' is fine, but for careful grammar, 'like' is a preposition while 'as' is a conjunction. In your sentence, a conjunction between the two clauses is needed.
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