As,
like, such as, so, such:
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Formula
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Example
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Like + clause
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To say that
things happen in a similar way.
Ex:
Hans was great, like he always is.
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Like + noun (or
pronoun)
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To say that
something is similar to something else.
Ex:
It really was
more like a bad dream.
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As + noun
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To say that
somebody has a particular job.
Ex:
I quite like
James as a critic.
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As + noun
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To say what
something is used for.
Ex:
And they just had
these boxes on the stage which were used as train compartment.
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As + clause
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To say that
things happen in a similar way.
Ex:
Peter was great, as he usually is.
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Such as or like
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To introduce
example.
Ex:
Critics such as James loved it.
Even though it
has actors in it like
Cindy and Charles?
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So and such
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To give noun,
adjectives, and adverbs more emphasis.
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So + adjective
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The plot was so far-fetched.
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So + (adjective)
+ noun
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It had such a good cast.
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So + much/many +
noun
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I cannot
understand why it is getting so much attention so many critics loved it.
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With so
and such, we often use (that) + clause to say what the consequence is
The play
was so slow (that) I actually fell asleep.
