Would you say

The face of her mother sounds odd. Her mother’s is more natural.

But I would just say She looks like her mother.

Anonymous1- " Her face looks (very much) like the face of her mother." 2- "Her face bears a resemblance to the face of her mother."3- "Her face resembles the face of her mother."

We say them like this. Note the use of the possessive mother's, which means "the face of her mother" in this context.

Her face [is like / looks like / resembles /

Thanks!

And is it ok to say that "Her face resembles very much her mother's?

AnonymousThanks! And is it ok to say that "Her face resembles very much her mother's?

No. In English you can't put words between the verb and its object. You'll have to move "very much".

Choose one of these:

Her face resembles her mother's very much.
Her face very much resembles her mother's.

CJ

Thank you
How would you replace "very much" in that sentence? What's the best option in grammatical terms?

AnonymousWhat's the best option in grammatical terms?

They're both the same in grammatical terms. It's a matter of style, and that means you might make the decision based on the other kinds of sentences you are using within the same text.

Just as an isolated sentence I'd choose the first one, where 'very much' comes earlier in the sentence.

Thank you once again, but I was asking about other ways of saying "very much" that could be grammaticaly more correct.