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Like vs AS, OG 11, Q 122

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by arorag » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:23 pm
More than 30 years ago Dr. Barbara McClintock, the Nobel Prize winner, reported that genes can “jump” as pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another.

Correct choice is—like pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another.
My questions is why like not as is required. Also can anybody explain me the use of like (preposition) verses as (conjunctions).
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Re: Like vs AS, OG 11, Q 122

by TkNeo » Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:53 am
arorag wrote:More than 30 years ago Dr. Barbara McClintock, the Nobel Prize winner, reported that genes can “jump” as pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another.

Correct choice is—like pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another.
My questions is why like not as is required. Also can anybody explain me the use of like (preposition) verses as (conjunctions).
"as" is used for comparing clauses. "like" is used for comparing nouns.

Hope that helps !
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by tacosychelas » Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:09 pm
Hi mate,
I reply just in case you still have the doubt.

Correct: X can move as pearls moving misteriously do
Correct: X can move like pearls moving misteriously

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by khurram » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:43 am
I did this one two days ago. I took both genes and pearls as nouns so the word like.
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