iTapuih.com - Pengertian, Penggunaan As and like beserta Contoh Kalimat As and like. Penggunan As dan Like seringkali membuat kita bingung dalam penggunaanya. Meski memiliki arti yang sama, namun kedua kata ini digunakan dengan cara yang berbeda dalam kalimat. Like digunakan untuk menyatakan bahwa seseorang sangat mirip dengan yang lain. Like adalah preposisi dan harus diikuti oleh kata benda (noun) atau kata ganti (pronoun) berikut contoh sederhana.
She is like her mother = Dia seperti ibunya
(They are very similar)
Sedangkan, As digunakan untuk menggambarkan fungsi seseorang atau objek, berikut contoh sederhana. He works as a teacher = Dia bekerja sebagai guru.
Penggunaan Like sebagai preposisi dan diikuti oleh kata benda atau kata ganti.
I’ve been working like a dog all afternoon.
None of my brothers are much like me.
Imagine a grown woman acting like a child.
She looks just like her mother.
None of my brothers are much like me.
Imagine a grown woman acting like a child.
She looks just like her mother.
Menggunakan As untuk membicarakan tentang pekerjaan atau fungsi.
I worked as a shop assistant for 2 years when I was a student.
He used his shoe as a hammer to hang the picture up.
On Friday, as on Thursday, we had two meetings.
My brother works as a motor mechanic.
He used his shoe as a hammer to hang the picture up.
On Friday, as on Thursday, we had two meetings.
My brother works as a motor mechanic.
Like, as if and as though semua bisa digunakan untuk membuat perbandingan. Tidak ada perbedaan makna di antara 3 bentuk ini.
You look as if you’ve seen a ghost.
You talk as though we’re never going to see each other again.
It looks like it’s going to rain.
You talk as though we’re never going to see each other again.
It looks like it’s going to rain.
Expressions with ‘as’
As you know, classes restart on January 15th.
I tried using salt as you suggested but the stain still didn’t come out.
As we agreed the company will be split 50/50 between us.
Their house is the same as ours.
I tried using salt as you suggested but the stain still didn’t come out.
As we agreed the company will be split 50/50 between us.
Their house is the same as ours.