Question

what does your mother like?

what is your mother like?
what does your mother like?

区别。。

Answer 1

what is your mother like? 你妈妈怎样？（询问对这个人的看法）
句型是：be like。其中like是介词，意思是：像，，，一样。

what does your mother like? 你妈妈喜欢什么？
like在这里是实义动词，意思是喜欢，，，。

Answer 2

语法区别
is 是现在时
does是过去式

Answer 3

what is your mother like?＝what does your mother look like?你妈妈长什么样？
what does your mother like? 你妈妈喜欢什么

Answer 4

what is your mother like?你妈妈是怎样的一个人？[问性格特征]
what does your mother like?你妈妈喜欢什么？[问爱好]

Answer 5

为什么这么简单的问题还要来问？