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Lesson 113 / Names & comparisons
5 phrases · 12 minutes · Look, listen and try.
Talk about names, reputations and familiar comparisons.
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Our club is known as the Green Team.
Our club is known as the Green Team.
The building is known as the Old Library.
The building is known as the Old Library.
Use “as” before a name. The structure is “be known”; do not inflect “known” as a new verb.
Cambridge Dictionary · known as
The club is known for its beautiful garden.
The club is known for its beautiful garden.
This shop is known for friendly service.
This shop is known for friendly service.
“For” gives the quality or achievement associated with someone or somewhere; “as” often gives a name or role. Do not form “knowning”.
Cambridge Dictionary · known for
I know of a bird expert who might help.
I know of a bird expert who might help.
Do you know of a quiet place nearby?
Do you know of a quiet place nearby?
Personal acquaintance or detailed knowledge is not required. The past form of “know” is “knew”, and its past participle is “known”.
Cambridge Dictionary · know of
She compared the cloud to a rabbit.
She compared the cloud to a rabbit.
The poet compared the city to a sleeping giant.
The poet compared the city to a sleeping giant.
Here the emphasis is on a likeness that creates an image. “Compare with” often examines similarities and differences; their uses can overlap.
Cambridge Dictionary · compare to
Compare this leaf with the one beside it.
Compare this leaf with the one beside it.
We compared our results with last week’s results.
We compared our results with last week’s results.
Here this means examining features, not declaring things identical. Do not treat “compare to” and “compare with” as always mutually exclusive.
Cambridge Dictionary · compare with
The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 74, 74, 74, 27, 27. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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Nhi’s club is known as the Green Team, shown by its name and leaf emblem.
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Nhi’s club is known for its garden, which visitors admire.
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Nhi knows of a bird expert through a book and shows a friend the author’s picture.
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Nhi compares a cloud to a rabbit because of its shape.
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Nhi compares one leaf with another to examine their similarities and differences.
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Our club is known as the Green Team.
Our club is known as the Green Team.
Is it known for its garden?
Is it known for its garden?
Yes. Do you know of anyone who could help us identify the birds?
Yes. Do you know of anyone who could help us identify the birds?
I know of a local guide. She compared that cloud to a rabbit yesterday.
I know of a local guide. She compared that cloud to a rabbit yesterday.
We could also compare these leaves with the pictures in her guidebook.
We could also compare these leaves with the pictures in her guidebook.
“Be known as” often introduces a name or role; “be known for” introduces a quality or achievement. Match “be” to the subject: “The club is known as…” and “The gardens are known for…”.
“Compare to” is often used for a descriptive likeness; “compare with” is common when examining similarities and differences. These are not mutually exclusive rules: “compare this result to last week’s” can also be correct.
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The answers below are models. Other answers can also work if they preserve the facts, meaning and structure requested in the task.
A café is called Lantern Corner. People recognise it for its quiet courtyard; a visitor has only heard of the owner.
Use known as to state the café’s name.
The café is known as Lantern Corner.
“Known as Lantern Corner” gives the café’s name; “as” does not introduce its quiet courtyard as a quality.
Complete: It is known ___ its quiet courtyard.
for
“Known for its quiet courtyard” identifies the café’s notable quality, so use “for” rather than “as”.
Describe the visitor’s limited acquaintance.
I know of the owner, but I have never met them personally.
“Know of” means having heard of the owner; never having met them preserves the limited acquaintance.
The usage comparisons are checked against the Cambridge Dictionary entries linked beside the compared expressions. The additional conversations and exercises are written for this course.
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