Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s) He was both a writer and a politician, but he was better...... a singer

Analyze the question The sentence is: "He was both a writer and a politician, but he was better __ a singer." We need the word or phrase that correctly completes a comparison involving a role or capacity.

Explain the concept

• "Better as a ..." means better in the role or capacity of something, for example "better as a singer than as a writer."
• "Like" compares similarity ("sings like a bird"), which doesn't fit here because it would suggest he resembled a singer, not that he performed the role of one.
• "As if" introduces a hypothetical or unreal situation ("He talks as if he knows everything"), so it doesn't fit.
• "Better to be" does not make sense grammatically here.

Show the solution Test each option:

• A. "better as if a singer" is ungrammatical.
• B. "better like a singer" suggests comparison by resemblance and is not the standard usage for role or capacity.
• C. "better as a singer" is correct. It means he was a more skilled person in the role of a singer than as a writer or politician.
• D. "better to be a singer" doesn't fit, since it would need a different structure like "it was better to be."

Answer The correct option is C. as.

Tip Use as when you mean "in the role or function of" (as a teacher, as a leader). Use like when you mean "similar to" (like a teacher, meaning resembling one).