Was ist der Unterschied zwischen The robot runs like a real dog. und The robot runs as a real dog. ?Du kannst auch einfach Beispielsätze geben.

I feel like that like is better than as. If I want to use "as", "The robot runs such as a real dog." feels good for me... But i dunno why.

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Zacharias00

26 Jul 2021

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Both “like” and “as” are used to make similes which are essentially metaphors. You compare one thing to another thing fo show similarity. I agree “like” sounds better in this case. They have the same meaning but use “like”

I think the “such as” sounds a bit awkward so maybe you can say “the robot runs as if it’s a real dog”

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Zacharias00

26 Jul 2021

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Both “like” and “as” are used to make similes which are essentially metaphors. You compare one thing to another thing fo show similarity. I agree “like” sounds better in this case. They have the same meaning but use “like”

I think the “such as” sounds a bit awkward so maybe you can say “the robot runs as if it’s a real dog”

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sakiza

26 Jul 2021

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@Zacharias00 Thank you for your quick reply. I understand your explain "as if" or "as though". Could you answer me a little bit more about my question? "The robot runs as a real dog." is correct in the English test? Is it correct in the test if they put the word "as" in the blank "The robot runs ( ) a real dog."?

Zacharias00

26 Jul 2021

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@sakizaki I believe it would be correct yes. “Like” and “as” can be interchangeable to form similes. Of course one may sound better but technically they are both correct

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sakiza

26 Jul 2021

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@Zacharias00 In the dictionary,"We dress up as statues." and "We dress up like statues." are different. In this case, We dress up as statues. is correct?