Question

0319 1 It looked very fragile and so I handled it as china. It looked very fragile and so I handled it [[as]] china. like In comparisons, the word that is usually used in front of a noun or noun phrase is like (NOT as ): 'James is very tall, just like his father.' 'Their car is like ours - old and full of rust.'As is used in the patterns (not) as ... as, not so ... as, and the same (...) as: 'James is as tall as his father.' 'Their car is the same colour as ours.'

Accepted Answer

as ✗ It looked very fragile and so I handled it like china. It looked very fragile and so I handled it [[like]] china. as | like

Idx	0319
Keyword	as
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	It looked very fragile and so I handled it as china.
Correct Sentence	It looked very fragile and so I handled it like china.
Cloze Error Sentence	It looked very fragile and so I handled it [[as]] china.
Cloze Sentence	It looked very fragile and so I handled it [[like]] china.
Cloze Answer	like
Choices	as \| like
Explanation	In comparisons, the word that is usually used in front of a noun or noun phrase is like (NOT as ): 'James is very tall, just like his father.' 'Their car is like ours - old and full of rust.' As is used in the patterns (not) as ... as, not so ... as, and the same (...) as: 'James is as tall as his father.' 'Their car is the same colour as ours.'

Looked Fragile I Handled China Noun James Father