Hi everybody, my name is Alicia. In this lesson, I'm going to talk about the differences between

like, as, and such as. And I'm also going to explain some examples of when you might use these words.

So let's get started. I want to begin today with the word like, like. So one of the ways we use the word like is to make a comparison.

When we want to compare two things or perhaps more, we can use the word like to do this.

The correct use of the word like if you want to be very strict is using the word like before a noun phrase. So if you want to be very strict, is using the word like before a noun phrase.

So when you want to use the word like, or maybe you're guessing, should I use like or as,

which we'll talk about a little bit later, make sure to think about the part of the sentence

that comes after the word.

So after your like or as, does it use a noun phrase only?

Is there just a noun or maybe a noun phrase?

If there's just a noun, then you should use the word like.

Like is the best choice.

Like is the correct choice in that case.

Let's look at some examples of this. Okay, first one. My friend

eats like a pig. So here I have the word like making the comparison between my friend and a pig.

So here a pig follows the word like. It's a simple noun, so I know that like is correct because like

should be used before a simple noun or simple noun phrase. Let's look at another example.

She sleeps like a baby. Here we see the same pattern. A simple noun, baby, follows the word

like, so I know that like is the correct choice here.

Last, they cook like professional chefs.

So here, professional chefs is my noun phrase that follows the word like.

I know that like is correct because I should use it before noun phrases.

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