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Trouper Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

what is he like? what does it mean actually.

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00 What is he like? answer to this question is: Hes friendly, sociable, outgoing. 02br
00 If the sentence above is correct can I say what are you like? will it mean what kind of person are you? 02br
00 Best wishes,02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00What is he like? answer to this question is: Hes friendly, sociable01b 00 and02b 00 00outgoing. 00 02font 02br 02br 01font 00will it mean what kind of person are you?

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00What is he like?
  • answer to this question is: Hes friendly, sociable01b 00 and02b 00 00outgoing.
  • 00 02font 02br 02br 01font 00will it mean what kind of person are you?
  • 02font 00Yes.
  • 02br 02br 00'Like' in these kinds of sentences can also refer to physical attributes 01i 00(What's he like?
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Dear Clive,
I'd like to ask you a question.
The answer is, "He is old." What kind of quesion would you ask?
"What's he like?" or "What does he look like?"
I'm studying English, I'm a BA and I'm really puzzled. Please, help to solve my problem.
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Hi,

All those kinds of questions can be answered that way.

Others include 'What age is he?', 'Is he young or old?'

Clive
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What does he look like is correct.
because the answer is "He is old." so the question has to be sth like "does he look like old or young?" and we can change this to What does he look like.... (Old or Young)
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Hello Trouper, you've hit on a great question about English phrasing! Yes, you are absolutely correct. Asking "What is he like?" or "What is she like?" is the standard way to ask about a person's character, personality, or

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