like vs. as

Fractal wrote:There is nothing like/as biking on a warm day.

Like or as? Why?

Like Biking
This is because As denotes function or role . As would seem to say that there is nothing that functions as biking or serves in the role of biking

"As" is a conjunction joining two equal grammatical units; it has no definition meaning "similar or equal to". "Like" is a preposition, and "biking" is its object.

Jim@Grockit wrote:"As" is a conjunction joining two equal grammatical units; it has no definition meaning "similar or equal to". "Like" is a preposition, and "biking" is its object.

But Jim
i came across this sentence in 1 of the study guides
Its like this
I think of You , as a friend .
Also,Is this sentence any different from
I think of You as a friend .

Here , as is used as a preposition to equate the 2nd person to a friend

As will be incorrect here...

Like is similar too.....

I think the following article can help usbetter :

https://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/li ... us-as.aspx

mundasingh123 wrote:

Jim@Grockit wrote:"As" is a conjunction joining two equal grammatical units; it has no definition meaning "similar or equal to". "Like" is a preposition, and "biking" is its object.

But Jim
i came across this sentence in 1 of the study guides
Its like this
I think of You , as a friend .
Also,Is this sentence any different from
I think of You as a friend .

Here , as is used as a preposition to equate the 2nd person to a friend

It's true, and "as" can also be an adverb (I'm not as smart as she is).

I think of you, as a friend suggests that the speaker is a friend, and thinks of you. It could be rewritten As a friend, I think of you to make this clearer.
I think of you as a friend suggests that the speaker thinks of you as a friend, rather than as something else.

Jim@Grockit wrote:

mundasingh123 wrote:

Jim@Grockit wrote:"As" is a conjunction joining two equal grammatical units; it has no definition meaning "similar or equal to". "Like" is a preposition, and "biking" is its object.

But Jim
i came across this sentence in 1 of the study guides
Its like this
I think of You , as a friend .
Also,Is this sentence any different from
I think of You as a friend .

Here , as is used as a preposition to equate the 2nd person to a friend

It's true, and "as" can also be an adverb (I'm not as smart as she is).

I think of you, as a friend suggests that the speaker is a friend, and thinks of you. It could be rewritten As a friend, I think of you to make this clearer.
I think of you as a friend suggests that the speaker thinks of you as a friend, rather than as something else.

Doesnt "i think of you as a friend"imply that the speaker has friendly thoughts for the listener .what i am asking is whether the status of the speaker as a friend have any bearing upon the nature ( that could be friendly thoughts, helpful , generous )of the thoughts that the speaker has for the listener .

mundasingh123 wrote:

Jim@Grockit wrote:

mundasingh123 wrote:

Jim@Grockit wrote:"As" is a conjunction joining two equal grammatical units; it has no definition meaning "similar or equal to". "Like" is a preposition, and "biking" is its object.

But Jim
i came across this sentence in 1 of the study guides
Its like this
I think of You , as a friend .
Also,Is this sentence any different from
I think of You as a friend .

Here , as is used as a preposition to equate the 2nd person to a friend

It's true, and "as" can also be an adverb (I'm not as smart as she is).

I think of you, as a friend suggests that the speaker is a friend, and thinks of you. It could be rewritten As a friend, I think of you to make this clearer.
I think of you as a friend suggests that the speaker thinks of you as a friend, rather than as something else.

Doesnt "i think of you as a friend"imply that the speaker has friendly thoughts for the listener .what i am asking is whether the status of the speaker as a friend have any bearing upon the nature ( that could be friendly thoughts, helpful , generous )of the thoughts that the speaker has for the listener .

With the comma, the speaker is the friend. Without the comma, the speaker has friendly thoughts (often as opposed to other kinds of thoughts) toward "you."