What Part Of Speech Is The Word Like In "Down Like A Rock."?

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The American singer Laura Branigan has a song named "Down like a rock." I was wondering what part of speech is "like" in the title of the song? Is it a preposition or adverb? Thank you!

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Zoltán Királywhat part of speech is "like" in the title of the song?

preposition

'a rock' is the object of the preposition 'like'.

CJ

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Zoltán KirályDown like a rock

Is the phrase above an adverb one and the "Down" a head of the phrase?

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Zoltán KirályDown like a rock

Is the phrase above an adverb one and the "Down" a head of the phrase?

It's an adverb, so it's the head of its own AdvP. 'like' is the head of the following PP.

CJ

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