Confusing Words

Like vs. As

Hi guys! I'm sure that you have ever heard these words, which sometimes are confused.

Do you know what the difference between them is❓ If you don't know it, read the following ❷ conversations and try ✌ guess. Good luck 🍀❗

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Alex: He looks like the famous ginger-haired 🇬🇧 🎤👨❗
Sara: He's not so handsome as the 🎤👨.

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Karl:  What's she like❓
Bart: She's a people person.

Did you guess the defference between these words❓ Well; if you are 😕, don´t 😟 don´t 😢. Let´s see their uses😉.

Like

Usually used to mean 'for example'.

      The most famous football players, like Messi and CR7, are playing the Football World Cup.

                                                                ↳ like
We can use like to say that something is similar or the same.

      He looks like the famous ginger-haired British singer.

                        ↳ like 
Also, like is used to ask for descriptions or information about something or someone.

      What's she like?

          ↳ what + verb to be + subject + like

Like is followed by a noun or pronoun.

      He looks like the famous ginger-haired British singer.

                        ↳ like + article + (adjetive) + noun

As 
This word is often used to refer to a person's role or profession.
      As a student, I had to go to the library in order to read many books for homework.
      ↳ as                               

As is also used to make comparissons. 
      He's not so handsome as the famous ginger-haired British singer. 
                    ↳ so/as + adjetive + as
If you want to give examples, you can use 'such as'.
     The most famous football players, such as Messi and CR7, are playing the Football World Cup..
                                                               ↳ such as

When it is used as a conjunction, as is normally followed by a clause.

     I tried to make a Butterberg cake as my cousin had told me.
                                                            ↳ as + subject + verb


Remember❗
When you give examples, you say like or such as somebody or something.
In order to compare people or things; you could say that they are (not)/(don't) look like someone or something else, or you could use the structure: subject + verb to be (not) + so/as + adjective + as + sb/sth.
In case you want to ask for the description or info about someone or something, use the structure: What + verb to be + sb/sth +like
Like is followed by a noun or pronoun.
Use as with a clause in case it is used as a conjunction.


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