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[raewon]

I have a grammar question related to the following sentence that I hope someone can help out with.

Teenagers begin to go out on dates like to the movies.

It sounds OK to me, but is there a grammar problem with the underlined
part?

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

[edwardcatflap]

'Like' as a preposition is normally followed by a noun, pronoun or gerund.

He eats lots of green vegetables, like spinach
I'm good at tennis, like him.
I want to do something peaceful, like reading a book.


So your sentence should read

Teenagers begin to go out on dates, like going to the movies.

[williamsabia]

Teenagers begin to go out on dates like to the movies.

That is not a correct sentence. It sounds like the second half of a compound sentence such as: When high school students get a drivers license, they like to go on dates to the movies.

But, that sentence should be:

Teenagers like to go on dates to the movies. or,
Teenagers begin to go out on dates when they find a partner.

It's just an awkward sentence overall...

[rainism]