Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Weather inquiry - A Grammar Study of English Kneeling for Weather

A Grammar Study of English Kneeling for Weather

The correctness and significance of the three expressions are different from those of the three layers.

1. What's the weather like?

What pronoun is the object of the preposition like?

It is a verb

Weather theme

Like prepositions, prepositions+pronouns as predicative.

This sentence asks about the characteristics of the weather, such as tropical or cold zone, warm in winter and cool in summer, wet, or cold and dry.

2. What's the weather like?

Adverb, as a predicative.

It is a verb

Weather theme

This sentence asks about the state of the weather, such as whether it is raining or sunny, cold or hot.

3. What's the weather like?

The grammar of this sentence is wrong How can only be an adverb in this context, like can only be a preposition, and adverbs can't be the object of prepositions. However, Americans use this sentence pattern everywhere, which should be the mistake of turning what into how. This may be a convention, right The meaning of this sentence should be closer to what the weather is like:

What is the weather like in Houston? What is the weather like in Houston?