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AS V/s Like- Clause v/s Phrase 09 Jun 2008, 21:34
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Teachers in this country have generally been trained either to approach mathematics like a creative activity or that they should force students to memorize rules and principles without truly understanding how to apply them.


A)to approach mathematics like a creative activity or that they should force students to memorize rules and principles
B)to approach mathematics like a creative activity or to force students to memorize rules and principles
C)to approach mathematics as a creative activity or to force students to memorize rules and principles
D)that they should approach mathematics as a creative activity or to force students to memorize rules and principles
E)that they should approach mathematics like a creative activity or that they should force students to memorize rules and principles


This is probably an easy one for a lot of you. I continue to hve difficulty in differentiating between As and Like.
Is there an easy formula other than clause v/s phrase?



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AS V/s Like- Clause v/s Phrase 09 Jun 2008, 21:38
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Normally "as" is used when u intend the meaning to be "in capacity of"

and "like" is used when u intend the meaning to be "similar to"

Is th correct answer c?
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AS V/s Like- Clause v/s Phrase 09 Jun 2008, 21:43
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sorry i saw the option statements wrong..... the correct answer should be b) ?

sure a lil tricky .. he he .. good one
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AS V/s Like- Clause v/s Phrase 09 Jun 2008, 21:45
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Answer is C.
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Teachers in this country have generally been trained either to approach mathematics like a creative activity or that they should force students to memorize rules and principles without truly understanding how to apply them.


A)to approach mathematics like a creative activity or that they should force students to memorize rules and principles
B)to approach mathematics like a creative activity or to force students to memorize rules and principles
C)to approach mathematics as a creative activity or to force students to memorize rules and principles
D)that they should approach mathematics as a creative activity or to force students to memorize rules and principles
E)that they should approach mathematics like a creative activity or that they should force students to memorize rules and principles


This is probably an easy one for a lot of you. I continue to hve difficulty in differentiating between As and Like.
Is there an easy formula other than clause v/s phrase?
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Like can be used if the sentence would be

Mathematics like any other creative activity is enjoyable!

This sentence talks about "approaching mathematics" so "as" should be right.



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