alike
part of speech
adjective (alike — not before a noun); adverb (alike)
meaning for a pupil
1) Alike means very similar, looking or being almost the same («The twins look alike»). tree →
2) As an adverb, alike means in the same way («treat everyone alike»). tree →
3) Alike can mean both, or equally («adults and children alike»). tree →
sense in the lessons
In school pupils compare and contrast: how are two things alike and how are they different? (in science, maths shapes, stories). In everyday life twins, siblings and pets can look alike. Phrases: «look alike», «think alike», «great minds think alike», «young and old alike», «lookalike».
examples
- My sister and I look alike. tree →
- The two triangles are alike in shape but not in size. tree →
- Great minds think alike! tree →
- The game is fun for children and adults alike. tree →
- Treat all the pupils alike. tree →
- No two snowflakes are exactly alike. tree →
- How are frogs and toads alike? tree →
- The cousins dress alike for every party. tree →
- They all looked alike except as to size. tree →
note
«Alike» comes after the verb, never before a noun: «The cakes are alike», not «the alike cakes» (say «similar cakes»). Do not use «alike» with «both … alike» doubled carelessly. In maths, similar shapes are alike in shape (same angles) but may differ in size.
In the corpora
- Twins are two babies from one pregnancy; identical twins come from one egg that split, so they look alike.
- They look alike because they do the same job, hunting.
- Children who leave the path and lose sight of their group get lost quickly, because trees all look alike.
- Many berries and mushrooms look alike, and some are deadly.
- Many berries look alike, and some are poisonous.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «alike» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.