Like - Comparisons

Like as a verb is used to talk about things we enjoy and take pleasure in.

The preposition Like is used to make a comparison between two similar or identical things or ideas.

Comparison with Like usually has this structure:
First clause + like + noun/pronoun.

  • Your house looks like my mother’s house.
  • This boy cleans like a robot.
  • Those student apartments look like garbage.

We use like to compare two things that are similar or identical.

The preposition Like is used to make a comparison between two similar or identical things or ideas.

The structure we use for this type of comparison is:
First clause + like + noun/pronoun.

For example:
“The kitchen smells like flowers.” = Like helps us to make a comparison between two similar things, smell of the kitchen and flowers.

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