Like vs As

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silus151: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 5; Joined: Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:32 pm

by silus151 » Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:31 am

I'm confident that I will be an asset to my classmates, as they will be to me.

What should i use here as or like please help.

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:15 pm

as is correct. Generally, you should use as when the word in question is a conjunction.

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by GMAT Kolaveri » Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:02 pm

silus151 wrote:I'm confident that I will be an asset to my classmates, as they will be to me.

What should i use here as or like please help.

Rule:

Use "like" if no verb follows
Use "as" if a verb is present in the clause

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nailGmat2012: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 33; Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:18 pm

by nailGmat2012 » Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:04 pm

Like Silus151, I will be an asset to my classmates.

I'm confident that I will be an asset to my classmates, as they will be to me.

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