4853 verbs followed by as

VERBS FOLLOWED BY ‘AS’
ACCEPT
CHARACTERISE
EXPRESS
INTERPRET
REFER
RECOGNISE
Except: consider

CLASS
KNOW
SEE

COUNT
LOOK ON
TREAT

DEFINE
USE
THINK OF

DESCRIBE
REGARD

People regard him as the best actor of his generation
He was known as ‘The Doctor’
He treats his step-children as real sons and daughters
REWWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:
1.- Susan said that her house was similar to a prison camp. (describe)
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2.- I’d say this film is in the category of those of Spielberg. (class)

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3.- Nobody thinks that he’s become the leader of his party. (regard)
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4.- She doesn’t want Mary to be her future daughter-in-law. (accept)
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5.- Everybody calls him Prince although that isn’t his real name. (know)
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6.- Don’t hit the nail with your shoe. It isn’t a hammer! (use)
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7.- She said John had been a long-life friend of hers. (refer)
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8.- They thought the adopted child was the same as the rest of their own children. (treat)
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9.- He told the doctor that his pain was something as if someone was hitting his head with a hammer.
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10.- He behaves towards his staff in a very friendly way. For him, they are equals, which is an improvement
on his predecessor, who was an old dragon. (treat)
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11.- Of course, the predecessor never admitted anyone to be his equal. (accept)
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12.- The blurb says it’s tragic, but I would put it into the category of black comedy.(describe)
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(class)

13.- I consider his last books to be the best of his novels. (regard)
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14.- King Edward VII was commonly called ‘The Peacemaker’. (know)
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15.- Someone once said that fox-hunting was the unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable. (define)
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KEY
1. Susan described her house as a prison camp
2. I’d class this film as those of Spielberg’s
3. Nobody regards him as the future leader of his party
4. she doesn’t accept Mary as her future daughter-in-law
5. He’s known as Prince although that isn’t his real name
6. Don’t use your shoe as a hammer!
7. She referred to Tom as a long-life friends of hers
8. They treated the adopted child as the rest of their own children
9. He described his pain as someone hitting his head with a hammer
10. He treats his staff as equals.
11. His predecessor didn’t accept anyone as an equal
12. The blurb describes the film as tragic, but I’d would class it as black comedy
13. I regard his last books as the best of his novels
14. King Edward VII was known as “The Peacemaker”
15. Someone once defined fox-hunting as the unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable.