Question

1638 1 What he likes to know is how much it will cost. What he [[likes]] to know is how much it will cost. would like When you mean 'want', use would like .Compare: 'Do you like playing the piano?' (= Do you enjoy ... ?) 'Would you like to play the piano?' (= Do you want ... ?)Although the use of like as a conjunction is becoming fairly common and appears even in formal English, it has not yet been fully accepted by careful users.

Accepted Answer

like ✗ What he would like to know is how much it will cost. What he [[would like]] to know is how much it will cost. would like | likes

Idx	1638
Keyword	like
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	What he likes to know is how much it will cost.
Correct Sentence	What he would like to know is how much it will cost.
Cloze Error Sentence	What he [[likes]] to know is how much it will cost.
Cloze Sentence	What he [[would like]] to know is how much it will cost.
Cloze Answer	would like
Choices	would like \| likes
Explanation	When you mean 'want', use would like . Compare: 'Do you like playing the piano?' (= Do you enjoy ... ?) 'Would you like to play the piano?' (= Do you want ... ?) Although the use of like as a conjunction is becoming fairly common and appears even in formal English, it has not yet been fully accepted by careful users.

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