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like vs as

by kiranlegend » Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:36 pm
Teachers in this country have generally been trained either to
approach mathematics like a creative activity or that they should
force students to memorize rules and principles without truly
understanding how to apply them.
· to approach mathematics like a creative activity or that they
should force students to memorize rules and principles
· to approach mathematics like a creative activity or to force
students to memorize rules and principles
· to approach mathematics as a creative activity or to force
students to memorize rules and principles
· that they should approach mathematics as a creative
activity or to force students to memorize rules and
principles
· that they should approach mathematics like a creative
activity or that they should force students to memorize
rules and principles

please post your answers with explanations? also enlighten upon like vs as concepts.. thanks!
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by kiranlegend » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:45 am
no reply :shock: is this too easy question to care about? :oops:
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by krishnaraju » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:23 am
My Pick is C. Either 'X' or 'Y', X and Y have to be parallel. I would prefer 'AS' over 'LIKE'. From what I read, like is used to compare nouns and As for comparing clauses.

btw, what's the answer?

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by krishnaraju » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:24 am
My Pick is C. Either 'X' or 'Y', X and Y have to be parallel. I would prefer 'AS' over 'LIKE'. From what I read, like is used to compare nouns and As for comparing clauses.

btw, what's the answer?

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IMO C

by stubbornp » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:35 am
IMO C
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by reachac » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:50 am
IMO B
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Re: like vs as

by nitin86 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:49 am
kiranlegend wrote:Teachers in this country have generally been trained either to
approach mathematics like a creative activity or that they should
force students to memorize rules and principles without truly
understanding how to apply them.
· to approach mathematics like a creative activity or that they
should force students to memorize rules and principles
· to approach mathematics like a creative activity or to force
students to memorize rules and principles
· to approach mathematics as a creative activity or to force
students to memorize rules and principles
· that they should approach mathematics as a creative
activity or to force students to memorize rules and
principles
· that they should approach mathematics like a creative
activity or that they should force students to memorize
rules and principles

please post your answers with explanations? also enlighten upon like vs as concepts.. thanks!
[spoiler]

IMO B

correct usage of LIKE - to compare noun "mathematics" and "creativity"
AS is used to compare clauses....[/spoiler]
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by kiranlegend » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:59 am
well, this calls for more discussion on like vs as.. someone pls give proper explanation on those concepts and also in this question??

thanks! pls wait for OA :P
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by raunekk » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:18 am
imo:C :wink:
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