LIKE AND AS

LIKE
Like and as are often confused in English. They can both be used to talk about how things are similar. Like is followed by a noun or pronoun. For example, "I'm like my sister", or "Like my sister, I have brown eyes."

AS
As is followed by a subject and verb. For example, "She's a good student, as her brother was before her." However, in spoken English, like is often used instead of as. "She's a good student, like her brother was before her." As is used with a preposition, such as, " As in the 1960's, the population explosion will cause some problems." We can use as in certain expressions, such as " as you know", "as you requested", "as we agreed". We also use as..as to give comparisons. For example, "He's as clever as his sister."