Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct option.

Ballet dancers, ________ actors, must spend many hours a day practising before a perfomance.

  1. like

  2. the like

  3. the same

  4. same as

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Like' is correct because it creates a proper comparison between two groups (ballet dancers and actors). 'The like' is a noun phrase meaning 'similar things', 'the same' needs 'as', and 'same as' doesn't fit grammatically in this position.