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Ring Back O'clock Sb Sth Packing Listen Carefully

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Keyword like
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence She would like that you ring her back after five o'clock.
Correct Sentence She would like you to ring her back after five o'clock.
Cloze Error Sentence She would like [[that you]] ring her back after five o'clock.
Cloze Sentence She would like [[you to]] ring her back after five o'clock.
Cloze Answer you to
Choices that you | you to
Explanation

would like (sb ) to do sth: 'Would you like me to help you with the packing?' 'I'd like you all to listen carefully.'

The use of like to mean 'as if' is very informal and is usually regarded as non-standard.

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