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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
The preposition like
I'm curious to know if I'm correct concerning these three sentences, in saying all three that use the word like are using it as prepositions-
"Why don't people like her?"
" Often students like you because of your cheer."
"Students like you often have nervous energy."
If I'm wrong, please explain why. They all seem to answer the question "whom" and contain a noun beside them. Thanks!
"Why don't people like her?"
" Often students like you because of your cheer."
"Students like you often have nervous energy."
If I'm wrong, please explain why. They all seem to answer the question "whom" and contain a noun beside them. Thanks!
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Why don't people like her? (verb) Often students like you because of your cheer. (verb) Students like you often have nervous energy.
- Why don't people like her?
- (verb) Often students like you because of your cheer.
- (verb) Students like you often have nervous energy.
- (preposition) The first two are linking verbs, which link the subject ( people, students ) with its complement ( her, you ).
- The third like does not have any property of a verb; it's a preposition meaning similar to or characteristic of .
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Why don't people like her? (verb)
Often students like you because of your cheer. (verb)
Students like you often have nervous energy. (preposition)
The first two are linking verbs, which link the subject (people, students) with its complement (her, you). The third like does not have any property of
Often students like you because of your cheer. (verb)
Students like you often have nervous energy. (preposition)
The first two are linking verbs, which link the subject (people, students) with its complement (her, you). The third like does not have any property of
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In the last sentence, "like" is a preposition, not in the first two ones, where it is a verb.
"Like" is a preposition when we say that something looks/smells/feels like something else. For instance, "He looks like Father the Frost", which means that he is not actually Father the Frost, but reminds us of it.
In the first two sentences, "like" is a verb; that is, it "does" something, it
"Like" is a preposition when we say that something looks/smells/feels like something else. For instance, "He looks like Father the Frost", which means that he is not actually Father the Frost, but reminds us of it.
In the first two sentences, "like" is a verb; that is, it "does" something, it
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Thank you so much! I just realized you are so right! Wow I feel silly for not realizing that. No duh, the first two likes are verbs
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