Like many others of his generation of Native

American leaders, Joseph Brant lived in two worlds;

born into an Iroquois community and instructed in

traditional Iroquois ways, he also received an educa-

tion from English-speaking teachers.



(A) Like many others of his generation of Native

American leaders, Joseph Brant lived in two

worlds;

(B) Like many others of his generation of Native

American leaders, living in two worlds, Joseph

Brant was

(C) Like many another of his generation of Native

American leaders, Joseph Brant, living in two

worlds, was

(D) As with many others of his generation of Native

American leaders, living in two worlds, Joseph

Brant was

(E) As with many another of his generation of

Native American leaders, Joseph Brant lived in

two worlds;

Please explain the usage for like and as.
Like is generally used to compare nouns and As to compare clauses.
Can we use like to compare phrases