Showing posts with label Alike vs. Like. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alike vs. Like. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Alike vs. Like


Alike is an adjective and an adverb meaning similar, like each other or in a similar way.
Use alike after nouns. Alike is not often used before nouns.
  • Adults and children alike enjoy video games.
  • Children and adults alike celebrate halloween in United States.
Alike can also follow other kind of words.
  • No two thumb prints are exactly alike.
  • My sister and I are alike in looks, but not in personality.
Like is a preposition meaning similar to
Use like before a noun or a pronoun to talk about similarity.
like + noun/ pronoun
  • My sister talks like me.
  • His daughter looks like him.
  • he is a fantastic manager like his boss.
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Like vs. As