Like vs Alike
LIKE and ALIKE have similar meaning. Grammatically, LIKE is an adjective (standing before a noun) and ALIKE is a predicative adjective (as a art of a predicate and only standing at the end of the sentence).
Examples:
INCORRECT: Michelle and I have an alike hairstyle.
CORRECT: Our hairstyles are alike.
-- 'alike' is used to modify are, not hairstyle.
• Tom looks like Peter.
-- 'like' precedes a noun: Peter.
• We are very much alike.
• He looks like an actor.
• They look alike.
In a nutshell:
Use LIKE to mean "like someone else".
Use ALIKE to mean "like each other".
LIKE and ALIKE have similar meaning. Grammatically, LIKE is an adjective (standing before a noun) and ALIKE is a predicative adjective (as a art of a predicate and only standing at the end of the sentence).
Examples:
INCORRECT: Michelle and I have an alike hairstyle.
CORRECT: Our hairstyles are alike.
-- 'alike' is used to modify are, not hairstyle.
• Tom looks like Peter.
-- 'like' precedes a noun: Peter.
• We are very much alike.
• He looks like an actor.
• They look alike.
In a nutshell:
Use LIKE to mean "like someone else".
Use ALIKE to mean "like each other".
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