Friday, 31 January 2014

Uses of like in questions



The word like is used in different ways to ask questions. Such questions with like may have different meanings.

Like may be used to ask questions about:

Personality or the characteristics of something.
Preferences.
Physical appearance.
Hobbies.


To ask about someone's personality. 
NB: We don't use 'like' in the answer.

Example:

What's your friend like? → He's nice.
What's the house like? → It's huge.
What was the weather like? → It was sunny.
Like in the above examples is used as a preposition.

To ask about someone's physical appearance: 
NB: We don't use 'like' in the answer.

Examples:

What does he look like? → He is tall and has got black long hair.
What does she look like? → She is beautiful. She has brown eyes and short black hair.
Who do you look like? → I look just like my father.
Who does she look like? → She looks like her grandmother.
Like in the above questions is used as a preposition.

To ask about someone's hobbies: 
NB: You can use 'like' in the answer.

What does he like doing? → He likes singing.
What do you like doing? → I like reading.
Like in these examples is used as a verb.

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