English Vocabulary Lesson on the difference between LIKE and AS

Hello there, this is Marc from Confusing English. In this case we're going to look at the difference between LIKE as a preposition and AS as a conjunction. Like, in the blue diagram, part of the diagram, so on your left, we have like plus a noun. So the example I wrote is, she has long legs like her mother. Her mother would be the noun. So like is followed by a noun. As, instead, as a conjunction, so as is followed by subject and then a verb. The example, she sings as her mother does, as is followed by a phrase, basically. So subject plus verb. Let's look at other uses. So like, we have an example here with a verb, to look like, and in this case like is a conjunction. She looks like her mother. This means that she resembles her mother. So like, in this case, is a conjunction. If you look below, I give you another usage of like as an adverb and to be like, the example I wrote was, I was like, are you kidding me? I was like, are you kidding me? So like here is an adverb. The like, here like is used as a noun. The example is, I saw foxes, giraffes, and the like at the zoo. So the like, so this is the usage of like as a noun. Like can also be used as an adjective. So the example is, he went to that and like occasions. So he went to a party and like occasions, for example. So like is an adjective too. So then we have other words beginning with like. Likely, for example, is an adjective and it means probable. So the likely result of the election is whatever. So then I wrote likable. Likable is also an adjective and it means agreeable or attractive. He's a likable person. Then I wrote liking. Liking, in this case, is a noun and it means satisfaction. So for example, is that meal to your liking? Then likewise, likewise here is an adverb and it means in the same manner. So the example that I could tell you is, he ignored her and they ignore him likewise. Then we have likeness. Likeness is a noun and it means similarity or resemblance. The example could be, the likeness between them is incredible. Likelihood is a noun and it means probability. Then we have like-minded. Like-minded is an adjective and it means having a similar opinion or purpose. So now let's look at other uses of as. As can also mean, for instance, and is an adverb. The example that I wrote, birds as parrots, seagulls, etc. Then as could also be a pronoun. So it replaces that, which or who. Who received the same gift as she did? As she did. Then as can be also a preposition, in the role it means. The example that I wrote, he was acting as the mediator. He was acting as the mediator. So here is a preposition. Then can also mean the same as. They thought on the issue as one. So in this case means the same as. The idioms that we use with as could be as far as. For example, this is the first one that I gave you and it means to the degree or extend that. So it could be the example, it is an excellent plant as far as I can tell you. So it means to the degree. Then I wrote as good as. So it means equivalent to. This iPhone is as good as new. Then as if. As if in this case, it means as it would be if. So it was as if the world had come to an end. Then I wrote as such. As such and it means as being what is indicated. So the example, an officer of the law as such is entitled to respect. As yet means up to the present time. And finally, the other idiom of expression, as it were. As it were. As it were means in a way, so to speak. So he became, as it were, a man without a country. So there you have it, the difference between like and as. If you have any questions or comments, you may add them under this video. I hope you liked the video. Don't forget to share it and subscribe to my channel if you haven't. So have a great day and I see you next time. Take care. Bye-bye.