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Like/As if/As though/As. Like is a preposition and is used in phrases. (No verb after like ) He acted like a clown. As if and as though are conjunctions used to introduce clauses. That means there should be a subject and a verb after these conjunctions.
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Like/As if/As though/As • Like is a preposition and is used in phrases. (No verb after like) He acted like a clown. • As if and as though are conjunctions used to introduce clauses. That means there should be a subject and a verb after these conjunctions. He behaved as if he were a clown. • As can act as a preposition OR conjunction. The dog crawled under the table as dinner began. We elected Homer as our class president.