http://www.grammarerrors.com/grammar/likeas-thoughas-if/ Common usage errors in English Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.grammarerrors.com/grammar/likeas-thoughas-if/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Tracy Bloor Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:44:16 +0000 http://www.grammarerrors.com/wordpress/?p=205#comment-126 What about "looks like rain is on its way" a common expression. Here "like" funcions as a preposition with "rain" a noun (which is grammatically correct) but "is on its way" part of a noun phrase (hence grammatically correct) or is it a subordinate clause (incorrect)?. What about
“looks like rain is on its way”
a common expression.
Here “like” funcions as a preposition with “rain” a noun (which is grammatically correct) but “is on its way” part of a noun phrase (hence grammatically correct) or is it a subordinate clause (incorrect)?.

]]> http://www.grammarerrors.com/grammar/likeas-thoughas-if/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Gerry Puchalski Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:52:39 +0000 http://www.grammarerrors.com/wordpress/?p=205#comment-60 Of course, many people just say "It looks like rain" which is wrong if the "like it will" is implied, but is grammatically correct since it like is modifying the noun rain. "The dust in the air was so thick it looked like rain." Of course, many people just say “It looks like rain” which is wrong if the “like it will” is implied, but is grammatically correct since it like is modifying the noun rain. “The dust in the air was so thick it looked like rain.”

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