Like, alike, unlike and
dislike sometimes are confused because they look so similar but they have many
different uses.
1) Like and alike
John and Tom are alike.
John and Tom worked in a like manner.
As you see like and alike are adjectives that have similar meaning.
Alike is a predicate adjective, so we can only use it after a linking
verb.
Like is used immediately before a noun so it is an adjective form.
2) Like and unlike
John is like Tom.
John is unlike Tom.
Here both words have opposite meanings, they are working as prepositions
so they must be followed by objects.
The prepositions like and unlike can also be used
at the beginning of a sentence.
3) Like and dislike
John and Tom like the course.
John and Tom dislike the course.
Here both words are written as verbs, so they
are used with subjects.
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