Use of How much does it cost to + (verb) & How come + (subject + verb); Day: 41
How much does it cost to + (verb)
You are simply asking how much you would need to pay to do something.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“How much does it cost to fly to Europe?”
“āĻāĻāϰā§āĻĒ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
“How much does it cost to own a house?”
“āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
“How much does it cost to play a round of golf?”
“āĻāϞā§āĻĢ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
“How much does it cost to join a gym?”
“āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻŽā§ āϝā§āĻāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
“How much does it cost to repair my car?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
“How much would it cost to talk long distance?”
“āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
“How much would it cost to run a website?”
“āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻŦāϏāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
“How much would it cost to wash my car?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
“How much would it cost to rent a car?”
“āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
“How much would it cost to go to the movies?”
“āĻāϞāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
How come + (subject + verb)
When using ‘how come’ you are asking why a particular thing has or had to take place.
‘āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϏā§āĻā§’ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύ āĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“How come parents worry so much?”
“āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻāϤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ?”
“How come people carpool to work?”
“āϞā§āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāϏā§?”
“How come you are so upset?”
“āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāϤ āĻŽāύ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāϞ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”
“How come he will not call you?”
“āϏ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻŦā§ āύāĻž āĻā§āύ?”
“How come you stayed out so late?”
“āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϤ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”
“How come you cannot make a decision?”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ āύāĻž?”
“How come you always question me?”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻāϰā§āύ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”
“How come we never agree?”
“āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŽāϤ āύāĻž?”
“How come your dog digs in the yard?”
“āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻ ā§āύ⧠āĻāύāύ āĻāϰā§?”
“How come she will not come over?”
“āϏ⧠āĻāϏāĻŦā§ āύāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”