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[Jerry Chen]

Hello,

In this sentence, "He looks as if he's going to cry." Can we say "He looks like that he's going to cry."?

Thanks for your help!

[Mister Micawber]

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He looks as if he's going to cry -- OK

He looks like that he's going to cry -- NO

He looks like he's going to cry -- OK
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