Use of How about + (verb-ing) & What if + (subject + verb): Day: 40
How about + (verb-ing)
You’re asking someone their opinion on something or if they would like to do something.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻŋāύāĻžāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“How about singing?”
“āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
“How about hanging out tonight?”
“āĻāĻ āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻĄā§āĻĄāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
“How about folding the laundry for me?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϞāύā§āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
“How about helping us out?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
“How about describing to me what happened?”
“āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāϞā§?”
“How about exploring new ideas?”
“āύāϤā§āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻ āύā§āĻŦā§āώāĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”
“How about comparing prices before we buy it?”
“āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
“How about considering it?”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
“How about following me to their house?”
“āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
“How about feeding the dogs?”
“āĻā§āĻā§āϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
What if + (subject + verb)
Here you are asking a question about ‘in the event of’ or ‘in the event that.’ Usually you are looking for an answer at the time of the question that is being asked.
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ ‘āĻāĻāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ’ āĻŦāĻž ‘āĻāĻāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧒ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύ⧎ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϝ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§āύāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“What if I miss the bus?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻāϰāĻŋ?”
“What if I were late to dinner?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤāĻžāĻŽ?”
“What if I called her tomorrow?”
“āĻāĻžāϞ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĢā§āύ āĻāϰāĻŋ?”
“What if I don’t understand?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
“What if someone sees me?”
“āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§?”
“What if no one is home?”
“āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻ āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§?”
“What if they decide to stay?”
“āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āϝāĻŧ?”
“What if it rains while we are camping?”
“āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
“What if I do not finish on time?”
“āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϤ āĻļā§āώ āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻŋ?”
“What if we introduce ourselves first?”
“āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻ?”