part of speech of word "like"

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Teachers
Is the following sentence correct in grammar?
I don’t feel like it.
What is the part of the word “like” here? verb? adjective? or any other.

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Apart from ‘any other’ on the end (it would need to be ‘another part’) it’s an acceptable shortened form of this:
What is the part of the word “like” here? Is it a verb, an adjective or another part.

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Yes, Beeez, thank you
So, what do you think about the word “like” here

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Hello,

I have been waiting for the answer, too. Since no one has answered yet, may I give my two cents?

First, to simplify things, let’s change your sentence to the affirmative:

Tom: Why are you eating 10 donuts?

Mona: Because I FEEL LIKE IT.

  1. I think that most teachers tell us that “like” is a preposition in your sentence.

a. I = subject.

b. feel = verb.

c. like = preposition.

d. it (“eating 10 donuts”) = pronoun; object of the preposition “like.”

  1. I think that some teachers (and older grammar books) tell us that “like” is REALLY (= in fact) an adjective.

a. I = pronoun.

b. feel = linking verb. (For example: I feel sick/sad/angry. Therefore: I feel LIKE (an adjective, too).

c. like = adjective.

d. unto = an “understood” preposition that you almost never actually say or write.

e. it = pronoun (object of the “understood” preposition).

I can understand why most people simply classify “like” as a preposition in your kind of sentence.

I am eager to see what other posters say.

Sincerely yours,

James

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I also think it’s a preposition.

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Thank you, Dozy.