Spoken English

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.

āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•ā§‡āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻœāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ¤ āĻŸāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

“How much does it cost to fly to Europe?”

“āĻ‡āĻ‰āĻ°ā§‹āĻĒ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ¤ āĻ–āĻ°āĻš āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”

“How much does it cost to own a house?”

“āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ• āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ¤ āĻ–āĻ°āĻš āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”

“How much does it cost to play a round of golf?”

“āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĢ āĻ–ā§‡āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ¤ āĻ–āĻ°āĻš āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”

“How much does it cost to join a gym?”

“āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻœāĻŋāĻŽā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ—āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ¤ āĻ–āĻ°āĻš āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”

“How much does it cost to repair my car?”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ¤ āĻ–āĻ°āĻš āĻšāĻŦā§‡?”

“How much would it cost to talk long distance?”

“āĻĻā§‚āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ¤ āĻ–āĻ°āĻš āĻšāĻŦā§‡?”

“How much would it cost to run a website?”

“āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ‡āĻŸ āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ¤ āĻ–āĻ°āĻš āĻšāĻŦā§‡?”

“How much would it cost to wash my car?”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ§ā§‹āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ¤ āĻ–āĻ°āĻš āĻšāĻŦā§‡?”

“How much would it cost to rent a car?”

“āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ¤ āĻ–āĻ°āĻš āĻšāĻŦā§‡?”

“How much would it cost to go to the movies?”

“āĻšāĻ˛āĻšā§āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ¤ āĻ–āĻ°āĻš āĻšāĻŦā§‡?”

How come + (subject + verb)

When using ‘how come’ you are asking why a particular thing has or had to take place.

‘āĻ•ā§€āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻ¸ā§‡āĻ›ā§‡’ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻœāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻœāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ˜āĻŸā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻŦāĻž āĻ˜āĻŸāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

“How come parents worry so much?”

“āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ¤ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨?”

“How come people carpool to work?”

“āĻ˛ā§‹āĻ•ā§‡āĻ°āĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ¸ā§‡?”

“How come you are so upset?”

“āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ–āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡?”

“How come he will not call you?”

“āĻ¸ā§‡ āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āĻŦā§‡ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨?”

“How come you stayed out so late?”

“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻĻā§‡āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡?”

“How come you cannot make a decision?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž?”

“How come you always question me?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡?”

“How come we never agree?”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻž?”

“How come your dog digs in the yard?”

“āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ° āĻ‰āĻ ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ–āĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡?”

“How come she will not come over?”

“āĻ¸ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ¸āĻŦā§‡ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡?”