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Hi.

What is the part of speech of like in the following questions?

1. What do you like?

2. What does he look like?

3. What is your father like?

4. What would you like to eat?

5. it was like really bizzare

thanks

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

First, what do you think?

Clive

Hrsanei · Answer

Thanks clive. That's a good idea.

Let me give it a shot.

1. Verb

2. perposition

3. adjective

4. perposition

5. adjective

I am sure about the first one but doubt about the rest.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Let me give it a shot.

1. Verb Yes

2. perposition Maybe. I'd call it an adjective

3. adjective Yes

4. perposition Verb

5. adjective My dictionary seems to indicate it's a slang adverb. Or you could just call it a meaningless 'space-holder' sound like 'ummm'.

I am sure about the first one but doubt about the rest. It's not a simple word to classify.

Clive

Hrsanei · Answer

Thanks Clive

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