Unlike is usually followed directly by a noun or pronoun without another preposition. Phrases such as unlike in this case use an added context phrase after unlike.
Unlike is usually followed directly by a noun, pronoun, or clause: unlike her brother, unlike last year. Prepositions such as in, with, at, on, and for are not normally selected by unlike itself. They usually belong to the following phrase.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use unlike directly before the person or thing being contrasted.
Unlike can introduce a clause with a subject and verb.
In belongs to the following place or context phrase, not to unlike itself.
With sometimes introduces the area being discussed after unlike.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Unlike is usually followed directly by a noun or pronoun.
✕ Unlike with her sister, Ana likes jazz. ✓ Unlike her sister, Ana likes jazz.Unlike means different from, not not enjoy.
✕ I unlike spicy food. ✓ I dislike spicy food.Some formal styles prefer whereas or while before full clauses.
✕ Unlike he was tired, he continued working. ✓ Although he was tired, he continued working.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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No. Unlike is most commonly used directly before a noun or pronoun.
Yes, when in starts a place or context phrase such as unlike in Japan.
Yes. It often appears at the beginning of a comparison sentence.
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