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Questions with how
QUESTIONS WORDS: HOW CAN I USE HOW?
How is a very useful question word. Let’s look at some of the ways it can be used.
How can I stay healthy?
This question is asking about method—the way you do something. You would answer in this way:
You can stay healthy by exercising, by eating well, and by getting enough sleep.
You can stay healthy by exercising, by eating well, and by getting enough sleep.
How do you use a public bus?
First, you need to buy a ticket. Then, you wait at the bus stop. When the bus comes, you put your ticket in the machine next to the driver. The driver will give you a transfer. When you want to get off the bus, pull the cord. Finally, remember to thank the driver!
First, you need to buy a ticket. Then, you wait at the bus stop. When the bus comes, you put your ticket in the machine next to the driver. The driver will give you a transfer. When you want to get off the bus, pull the cord. Finally, remember to thank the driver!
How far is it to your house?
How + adjective is asking you to say the quantity of the adjective —in this case, distance. You could answer in this way:
How + adjective is asking you to say the quantity of the adjective —in this case, distance. You could answer in this way:
How big is your room? This question is asking you how much space it has. You could answer:
How spicy is the food at that restaurant?
You could answer in this way:
You could answer in this way:
You can ask the same type of question with an adverb:
How quickly do you learn new vocabulary words?
You could answer:
How quickly do you learn new vocabulary words?
You could answer:
How long does it take to get to your job each day?
“How long does it take to” + verb is asking about the amount of time needed to do something.
You could answer in this way:
“How long does it take to” + verb is asking about the amount of time needed to do something.
You could answer in this way:
How long does it take to speak English like a native speaker?
You could answer:
You could answer:
How much does it cost to buy a house in your city?
“How much does it cost to” + verb is asking about the amount of money needed to buy something.
You could answer:
“How much does it cost to” + verb is asking about the amount of money needed to buy something.
You could answer:
How much does it cost to go out to eat?
You could answer:
You could answer:
Notice how the modifiers about and around mean not exactly—maybe more, maybe less.)
How many people do you know who can speak English?
How + many/much is asking you about a quantity of a noun.
You could answer:
How + many/much is asking you about a quantity of a noun.
You could answer:
Notice how with a plural count noun (people), you use the word many, which is plural, and your answers are also plural: tons, 5, a few.
How much fun do you have each day?
You could answer:
You could answer:
Notice how with a non-count noun (fun), you use the word much, and your answers are also non-count amounts: a lot, a little, a bit.
How much do you exercise?
How much do you + verb asks you about the quantity of a verb:
How much do you + verb asks you about the quantity of a verb:
How much do you drink?
Comparisons with adjetives
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Comparative adjectives
Comparative adjectives compare one person or thing with another and enable us to say whether a person or thing has more or less of a particular quality:
Josh is taller than his sister.
I’m more interested in music than sport.
Big cars that use a lot of petrol are less popular now than twenty years ago.
Superlative adjectives
Superlative adjectives describe one person or thing as having more of a quality than all other people or things in a group:
The ‘Silver Arrow’ will be the fastest train in the world when it is built.
The most frightening film I’ve ever seen was Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’.
What is the least expensive way of travelling in Japan?
Comparative or superlative?
A comparative compares a person or thing with another person or thing. A superlative compares a person or thing with the whole group of which that person or thing is a member:
Joe’s older than Mike. (comparing one person with another)
Sheila is the youngest girl in the family. (comparing one person with the whole group she belongs to)
When there are just two members in a group, traditionally, we use the comparative. However, in informal situations people often use the superlative:
Who is younger, Rowan or Tony? (traditional usage)
Jan and Barbara are both tall, but Jan’s the tallest. (more informal)
Comparative and superlative adjectives: form
One-syllable adjectives (big, cold, hot, long, nice, old, tall)
To form the comparative, we use the -er suffix with adjectives of one syllable:
It’s colder today than yesterday.
It was a longer holiday than the one we had last year.
Sasha is older than Mark.
To form the superlative, we use the -est suffix with adjectives of one syllable. We normally use the before a superlative adjective:
I think that’s the biggest apple I’ve ever seen!
At one time, the Empire State building in New York was the tallest building in the world.
They have three boys. Richard is the oldest and Simon is the youngest.
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