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Jigneshbharati Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Like and

We use words called conjunctions, like and, or, but, because and although, to join two parts of sentences.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/conjunctions-or-so-because-although

Is "like" a preposition here?

Is it definition no 5 from the following dictionary which fits here perfectly?

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/like_1?q=like

  

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Jigneshbharati Is it definition no 5 from the following dictionary which fits here perfectly? Yes.

  • Jigneshbharati Is it definition no 5 from the following dictionary which fits here perfectly?
  • Yes.
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JigneshbharatiIs it definition no 5 from the following dictionary which fits here perfectly?

Yes.

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We use words called conjunctions, like and, or, but, because and although, to join two parts of sentences.

Yes it is a preposition here.

But the Oxford Learner's Dictionary gets it wrong by implying that like is only a preposition, for it can also be an adjective:

[1] Ed is [very like his father]. (adjective)

[2] [Like his fat

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