a. He talked to me as I like.
b. He talked to me as I like it.
c. He talked to me the way I like.
d. He talked to me the way I like it.
Which of the above are grammatical?
In the other examples the 'it' was necessary. I think they aren't here.
Many thanks
the way I like/follow-up question
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Re: the way I like/follow-up question
All structurally possible, but:
a. He talked to me as I like.
semantically strange, verging on meaningless
b. He talked to me as I like it.
ditto
c. He talked to me the way I like.
Natural.
d. He talked to me the way I like it.
Unidiomatic but comprehensible
a. He talked to me as I like.
semantically strange, verging on meaningless
b. He talked to me as I like it.
ditto
c. He talked to me the way I like.
Natural.
d. He talked to me the way I like it.
Unidiomatic but comprehensible