Until now, I was under the impression that we use "like" for all phrases and nouns.
Examples ::
Bobby's eyes, like those of his brother Peter, are blue
Like peals jumping from one gene to another
But recently, I came across this sentence where "as" is used for prepositional phrases
In Hungary, as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in middle management and light industry.
Ron, I saw your comment that "as" is used for prepositional phrases. Is this an exception to the general rule that as is only used to introduce clauses. Also this sentence seemed to violate the rule that sentences containing "as" have two verbs ( atleast in a case like ellipsis ). I don't see ellipsis being employed here as well. Is this an exception to that norm as well
Please comment ?
pink
Examples ::
Bobby's eyes, like those of his brother Peter, are blue
Like peals jumping from one gene to another
But recently, I came across this sentence where "as" is used for prepositional phrases
In Hungary, as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in middle management and light industry.
Ron, I saw your comment that "as" is used for prepositional phrases. Is this an exception to the general rule that as is only used to introduce clauses. Also this sentence seemed to violate the rule that sentences containing "as" have two verbs ( atleast in a case like ellipsis ). I don't see ellipsis being employed here as well. Is this an exception to that norm as well
Please comment ?
pink
