Grammar Flashcards
As at or As of?
As at: as it is on that specific date
As of: as it will be on and after that specific date
Le lundi 11 avril 2016
On Monday, April 11 2016
En britannique : the 11th of April
En américain : April (the) 11th
Most vs most of the
Idem for all, some, few, many
Use most to refer to a quantity of an unspecific group. We use most when we are speaking in general and do not have a specific group of people or things in mind.
Most students ask questions.
Use most of the X to refer to a quantity of a specific group. Note the expression includes a phrase defining the number to a specific group. Most of the students in my English class ask questions.
As
We use as when one event happens while another is in progress (‘during the time that’). In this case the verb after is often in the continuous form:
They arrived as we were leaving. (time conjunction meaning ‘while’ or ‘when’)
We use as to connect a result with a cause:
I went to bed at 9 pm as I had a plane to catch at 6 am. (reason and result meaning ‘because’)
We also use as to mean ‘in the way that’:
As the forecast predicted, the weather was dreadful for the whole of the weekend.
She arrived early, as I expected.
We use as to introduce two events happening at the same time. After as with this meaning, we usually use a simple (rather than continuous) form of the verb:
As the show increases in popularity, more and more tickets are sold daily.
The
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As or like?
We use like (but not as) to:
- compare two things:
- compare appearance or behaviour
We use as with a noun to refer to the role or purpose of a person or thing (en tant que).
We don’t use as + noun to mean ‘similar to’. We use like + noun:
