house-liked box

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Ju

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I put the chocolate inside a house-liked box as a giveaway present to all the guests.

1. Is the above sentence correct?
2. house-liked box : I mean the box in a shape as a house

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"House-shaped" box. And "giveaway" is redundant.
 

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If it is similar to a house, it is "house-like". I prefer SoothingDave's "house-shaped" for your example though.
 

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"And "giveaway" is redundant"

I am sorry, what do you mean of the above explanation.
Any present is given away. To add "giveaway" is not needed. Words that are not needed are called redundant words.
 
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