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- 00:03
Like versus As, a la Shmoop.
- 00:08
Ah, high school.
- 00:11
It's like you're in the Ninth Circle of Hell...
- 00:13
...or should you say, "It's as if you're in the Ninth Circle of Hell"?
- 00:19
If you don't want your English teacher to turn into the devil...
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- 00:21
...you need to know how to use "like" and "as" correctly.
- 00:25
Here's the rule...
- 00:26
...use "like" when you need a preposition...
- 00:29
...and "as" when you need a conjunction.
- 00:35
A preposition creates a relationship between words...
- 00:38
...and isn't followed by a verb.
- 00:40
"Like" is an example of a preposition. "In", "around", and "through"
- 00:46
are also prepositions. A conjunction connects words, clauses, or phrases...
- 00:52
...and can be followed by very complicated phrases that include verbs.
- 00:56
"As" is an example of a conjunction. "And", "but", and "or" are also conjunctions.
- 01:02
You're probably desperately wishing for some examples. Your wish is granted.
- 01:07
You could say, "The bathroom smelled like uh... something bad"...
- 01:10
...or, "The bathroom smelled as if someone had uhhh..... we can't say that at Shmoop."
- 01:19
You could say, "That baby looks like my pug"...
- 01:22
...or, "It's as though that baby had pugs for parents."
- 01:27
You could say, "My cousin acts like a toddler"...
- 01:30
...or, "My cousin acts as I would expect a toddler to behave."
- 01:34
See how this works? The preposition "like" is followed by a word or two...
- 01:39
...and never by a verb.
- 01:40
The conjunction "as" can be followed by complicated phrases...
- 01:44
...that include verbs. And now that you know how to use "like"
- 01:47
and "as" correctly, maybe it won't be as if you were in the Ninth Circle of Hell.
- 01:52
Maybe high school will seem more like Limbo...
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