AS AND LIKE - unit 4

AS and LIKE

LIKE

-          preposition (when is following by a noun)

      example : like a house (come una casa)

-          pronoun

      example : like it (come esso)

-          gerund

      example : like swimming (nuotando)

-          to create a sort of comparison (the comparison is not real)

      example : my house is like your house

AS

-          preposition (tell what job/function a person/thing has)

example : as a chief, I have to cook all the day (come cuoco, devo cucinare tutto il giorno)

              : I used the tin as a cup to drink out of (ho usato un barattolo come tazza per bere)

-          some verbs are followed by AS + OBJECT

example : he is known as a generous person (è conosciuto come una persona generosa)

-          SUCH AS = per esempio

Example : I enjoy films, such as thriller  (mi piacciono I film, per esempio I thriller)

-          Conjunction (followed by subject and verb)

Example : she cut up the vegetables as I had taught her (taglia le verdure come le ho insegnato)

-          Comparison (the comparison is real)

      Example : as palace, Windsor is very impressive (come palazzo, Windsor è davvero solenne)