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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Use of "like" as a preposition
Is this sentence correct? - "He drives like her." I say that "like" in this sentence is a preposition and "her" is its object. My friends say that "she" should be used, as it is the subject of an implied clause or phrase meaning "in the manner that she drives." Who's right?
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She is a predicate nominative. So, I'd say "He drives like her" is correct. But if you want to use the word "she" instead, here goes the sentence: "He drives like she drives".
- She is a predicate nominative.
- So, I'd say "He drives like her" is correct.
- But if you want to use the word "she" instead, here goes the sentence: "He drives like she drives".
- But since the second "drives" becomes redundant, no one would use the second way of expressing.
- /Sameer
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She is a predicate nominative.
So, I'd say "He drives like her" is correct. But if you want to use the word "she" instead, here goes the sentence:
"He drives like she drives". But since the second "drives" becomes redundant, no one would use the second way of expressing.
/Sameer
So, I'd say "He drives like her" is correct. But if you want to use the word "she" instead, here goes the sentence:
"He drives like she drives". But since the second "drives" becomes redundant, no one would use the second way of expressing.
/Sameer
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like, preposition
1 a: having the characteristics of : similar to <his house is like a barn> <it's like when we were kids> b: typical of <was like him to do that> c: comparable to : approximating <costs something like fifty cents>2: in the manner
like, preposition
1 a: having the characteristics of : similar to <his house is like a barn> <it's like when we were kids> b: typical of <was like him to do that> c: comparable to : approximating <costs something like fifty cents>2: in the manner
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AnonymousHe drives like she does.This form is correct and it is very frequently used. Nevertheless, He drives like her is also correct.
CJ
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