mkabra123
I have a doubt with the usage of like in the below example:
Amy takes care of children in the daycare
like a mother.
I understand that like is used to compare two nouns; however, isn't
'mother' referred here as a role/function. As per the post, for stating function we use As+Noun, so shouldn't the correct sentence be ........... as a mother?
Hi mkabra123, let's slightly simplify the sentence.
Amy takes care of children like a mother.This is a valid sentence. The following would also be valid:
Amy takes care of children as a mother.However, rather than interpreting Amy's
role/function as a mother, a better way to interpret this sentence would be:
Amy takes care of children as a mother (takes care of children).So, basically "as" has two main functions:
i) Preposition (role/function)
ii) Conjunction (connects two
clauses, as is the case here)
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