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Comparing things · CEFR B2 · Confident
Like takes a noun and means similar to. As takes a clause, or names a real role somebody actually has.
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He works as a teacher at the government school.
like + noun · as + clause · as a + role
Question 1 of 1
Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
This is a check of this example, not an English level assessment.
Example 1 of 1
He works as a teacher at the government school.
"Like" would mean he is not one — his real job takes "as".
The shape
like + noun · as + clause · as a + role
Compare without mixing up two very close words.
In Hindi
like के बाद संज्ञा आती है और मतलब है "जैसा"। as के बाद वाक्य आता है, या असली भूमिका।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
He works like a teacher, at the government school. | He works as a teacher at the government school. "Like" would mean he is not one — his real job takes "as". |
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
like or as? is a CEFR B2 structure — the confident band — and it belongs to comparing things. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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