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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

is "like" a prep or a conj

Like your brother, I must warn you to be careful.

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Swan says, like is often used as a conjunction instead of as. Nobody likes you (so much) like I do (nobody likes you, including me) Nobody likes you (so much) as I do. Can I draw analogy between my example and the above sentences: I must warn you to be careful, like your brother does = Like your brother (does), I must warn you....

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  • Swan says, like is often used as a conjunction instead of as.
  • Nobody likes you (so much) like I do (nobody likes you, including me) Nobody likes you (so much) as I do.
  • Can I draw analogy between my example and the above sentences: I must warn you to be careful, like your brother does = Like your brother (does), I must warn you....
  • I must warn you to be careful, as your brother does = As your brother, I must warn you.
  • "As your brother" suggests that you are his or her brother.
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Swan says, like is often used as a conjunction instead of as.

Nobody likes you (so much) like I do (nobody likes you, including me)

Nobody likes you (so much) as I do.

Can I draw analogy between my example and the above sentences:

I must warn you to be careful, like your brother does = L
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