In this grammar refresh, we're going to go over the ways we can use the word like.
Now the word like.
Can be used in a number of different ways that have slightly different meanings.
Now, obviously, the main way that most people know the word like is to express that you enjoy something,
right?
I like pizza.
Something like that.
But there are other ways.
Let's go through these examples.
And each example is using it in a different way.
The first example reads, I want to do something special.
Like baking a cake or making a video by myself.
So here we have that word like the part where it says, like baking a cake.
Now, this use is meant to be in place of for example, and so like baking a cake is the same as saying,
for example, baking a cake.
So it used to say it this way, I want to do something special, like baking a cake and you can use
this for anything.
I want to do something this weekend, like riding a bike.
I want to go to a new country like Spain or Brazil and just in place up, for example.
Let's look at the next use, so our next sample sentence is I can't help it, I just like dressing up.
Now, this is the common way.
We like to be fond of something.
I just like dressing up and you enjoy it, right?
The one that most people know, but like it's used for.
Let's move on to the next news, the sample sentence is, would you like to buy something like this?
Now, in this in this sentence, we have like twice, but we're going to focus on the second, like,
where it says something like this here we're using, like.
You mean.
Who resemble something or to be like something when we say something like this is something that is
similar to this.
Would you like to buy something like this or something similar to this?
And the last U.S.
OK, we're going to read the sentence, it says it's so like Nate, it's so like Nate.
And this use this means typical, right?
It's just like Nate, so like Nate, it's typical of him.
This is something they would always do it, so it's so like Nate to get up early.
So typical of Nate.
These are the different ways we can use, like a I suggest, going through them and try to make your
own sentences with each example, you can get an idea of how to use, like, different ways.
In this grammar refresh, we'll just review quickly the idea of contracted forms.
In writing, sometimes, maybe you don't want to always use the forms as they come off very casually
and informal, but in spoken English we use contracted forms most of the time when we're just casually
speaking.
We use these contracted forms because it speeds up our speaking, makes it easier for us.
And it's just something that happens naturally, so you should know most of the contracted forms by
now.
For example, I am becomes I'm I don't is from I do not.
Where is we are.
So these are the contracted forms.
And again, you know, formal writing.
We don't use contracted forms.
But in spoken English speaking, which is what we're focusing on in this class, we're going to mostly
always use contracted forms.
But let's look at our examples because I can't believe and did that that's so unlike her.
The other one is I didn't get a word of what you've just said.
So these are using contractions now.
There is something you can do to add emphasis your sentence, right, and that is you can use the non
contracted forms, but when you use non contracted forms during speaking.
It's not going to sound casual, so if you say it casually, it might sound weird, but what it does
is it will add emphasis.
But let me read this now, Nonconstructive, how you could do it.
OK, I cannot believe and did that.
That's so unlike.
So when I read it both ways, I can't believe and ended that that's so unlike her versus I cannot believe
and did that.
And so you can see when I don't contract it, it adds some emphasis to the sentence, some extra expression,
emotion.
So you can do this if you're.
Maybe annoyed or you're really trying to get your point across and you can use the non contracted forms.
Let's try it with the second contract that I didn't get a word of what you've just said versus non contracted.
I did not in a word of what you've just said.
And so you can see the second sentence, right.
There's more emphasis.
It comes off.
Kind of annoyed or angry, almost, depending on how you say.
So, again, when you're just casually speaking, you want to use these contracted forms.
But if there is a time you want to add some real emphasis or you're annoyed or angry, upset with the
person or the situation, you can use the non effective way.