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I finished my university studiesin 19 ,( after/by/at/before) then I could speak English well.
I prefer traditional dishes( as/like/alike) beans and koshari.
The ingredients are(the same/ similar/identical/alike) with those of competing products.
I was in cairo for the ( publishing/publication) of the new edition of my new book.
The police arrested the(escapist/escaping) theif and returned him to prison
Can anyone tell me please the difference between
As/like/identical?
And also the difference between couple and pair
Thanks in advance
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vocabulary questions
I finished my university studies in 1999 by which time I could speak English well.I prefer traditional dishes like beans and koshari.
The ingredients are the same as/ similar to/identical with those of competing products.
I was in Cairo for the ( publishing ) of the latest edition of my new book.
The police arrested the escaping thief and returned him to prison
Can anyone tell me please the difference between
As/like/identical?
"As" and "like" have the same meaning, but generally the rules are:
We use "as" when the second term of the comparison is a noun, a gerund or a pronoun.
We use "like" when the second term of the comparison is a verb, a clause or a preposition.
We use like (or such as) when giving examples: I like dishes like/such as kushari
identical = exactly the same as
And also the difference between couple and pair
Couple: Two things of the same type (don't need to use together) or two people who are married or in love.
Pair: Two things of the same type used together (a pair of shoes, a pair of gloves)
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