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.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“How about singing?”
“āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”
“How about hanging out tonight?”
“āĻāĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄā§āĻĄāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”
“How about folding the laundry for me?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”
“How about helping us out?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”
“How about describing to me what happened?”
“āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§?”
“How about exploring new ideas?”
“āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”
“How about comparing prices before we buy it?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”
“How about considering it?”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”
“How about following me to their house?”
“āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”
“How about feeding the dogs?”
“āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”
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.
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ ‘āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ’ āĻŦāĻž ‘āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§’ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ˇ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“What if I miss the bus?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“What if I were late to dinner?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽ?”
“What if I called her tomorrow?”
“āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“What if I don’t understand?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
“What if someone sees me?”
“āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§?”
“What if no one is home?”
“āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§?”
“What if they decide to stay?”
“āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ?”
“What if it rains while we are camping?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”
“What if I do not finish on time?”
“āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“What if we introduce ourselves first?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻ?”