role play as

[Kacy.H]

Hello, everyone, I have seen both 'role play' and 'role play as' online. Are they exchangeable?

Students role played (as) important historical figures in drama class.

Thanks

 

[PaulQ]

You only give one example: some of the "role play as" that you have found could be using "role play" as a compound noun/noun phrase.

 

[lingobingo]

No, they’re not interchangeable. Role play is both a noun and a verb, that’s all.

When it’s a verb it might be followed by “as”: “The actor played the role of King Lear”, but “The students were asked to role play as historical figures”.

 

[Kacy.H]

thanks you two