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18 Sep 2016
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English (UK)
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What is the difference between such as, as and like ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between such as, as and like ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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such as - used before examples/ analogies are provided
as - another term for 'because', usually used before explaining oneself
like - making a reference to something/ someone to make your explanation clearer
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- Spanish (Spain)
She can cook yummy dishes such as lasagna.
He's as tall as his fathere.
She went to school by bus like any other day.
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- Spanish (Spain)
- Spanish (Chile)
- English (UK)
There are wild animals such as elephants in our garden
As we drove past the gate we saw an elephant
We like having elephants in our garden.
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