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Unlike-Like : same rules ? 01 Aug 2016, 06:57
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Hi, I was wondering if the rules that apply to "like" are the same to those that apply to "unlike" For instance, "like" can only be followed by a noun (or a pronoun), never by a clause or by a prepositionnal phrase. Is that the same for "unlike" ?

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Unlike-Like : same rules ? 01 Aug 2016, 08:34
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Yes, the rules for Like and Unlike are same.
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Indeed they are same , check out this excellent article by eGMAT -

https://e-gmat.com/blogs/usage-of-like/

I hope this will clear all your doubts...
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Unlike-Like : same rules ? 10 Aug 2016, 23:17
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Hi,

Thanks for this post! I was just asking myself the same.

Furthermore, I was wondering if the following is correct:

Unlike a mother who cleans every morning the bathroom, Jim never cleans his room.

In this case Unlike is followed by a noun with afterwards a clause (True?). Is this still correct?

Thanks!
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In this case Unlike is followed by a noun with afterwards a clause (True?). Is this still correct?
Unlike + [NOUN], [CLAUSE] is perfectly fine. You're interested only in the object of unlike (or like).

Unlike his friends, he is interested in art. (correct, ignoring the usage of the pronoun)
He is interested in art, like all his friends are. (not correct on the GMAT)
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