Use of How come + (subject + verb) & Let’s not + (verb); Day :47
How come + (subject + verb)
When using ‘how come’ you are asking why a particular thing has or had to take place.
‘āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§’ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“How come parents worry so much?”
“āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨?”
“How come people carpool to work?”
“āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§?”
“How come you are so upset?”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”
“How come he will not call you?”
“āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨?”
“How come you stayed out so late?”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”
“How come you cannot make a decision?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž?”
“How come you always question me?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”
“How come we never agree?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻž?”
“How come your dog digs in the yard?”
“āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§?”
“How come she will not come over?”
“āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”
Let’s not + (verb)
The word ‘let’s’ is formed from the words ‘let us.’ Here you are requesting that something not take place at this moment or that what is happening needs to be contained or lessened.
‘āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ ‘āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¨’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“Let’s not discuss this now.”
“āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“Let’s not stay here too long.”
“āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”
“Let’s not stop anywhere on the way.”
“āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”
“Let’s not remain mad at each other.”
“āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻāĨ¤”
“Let’s not meddle in other people’s business.”
“āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤”
“Let us not get too excited.”
“āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻāĨ¤”
“Let us not worry too much.”
“āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤”
“Let us not interrupt them when they are talking.”
“āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĨ¤”
“Let us help you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“Let us get that for you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”