5. John expects to learn —— studying.
6. John will discover that he cannot win promotion —— he works hard.
7. No one can learn how to spell —— first learning how to observe.
8. No one will learn to spell —— he learns to observe.
9. No one will succeed —— he has energy and patience.
10. No one will succeed —— energy and patience.
11. You cannot succeed in any way —— by seizing each opportunity as it comes.
12. It is impossible to grow beautiful flowers —— the soil is good.
Exercise 132—Like, as
Like is followed by a noun or pronoun in the objective case. As is a conjunction and introduces a clause, and is therefore followed by a verb. Like is not a conjunction and therefore may not be substituted for as or as if.