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.

āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϕ⧇āĻŦāϞ āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āϤ āϟāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāσ:

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

“āχāωāϰ⧋āĻĒ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻ•āϤ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”

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

“āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻ•āϤ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”

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

“āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĢ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āϤ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”

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

“āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāĻŋāĻŽā§‡ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•āϤ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”

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

“āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•āϤ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻšāĻŦ⧇?”

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

“āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āĻ•āϤ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻšāĻŦ⧇?”

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

“āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻŦāϏāĻžāχāϟ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ•āϤ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻšāĻŦ⧇?”

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

“āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āϤ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻšāĻŦ⧇?”

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

“āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•āϤ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻšāĻŦ⧇?”

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

“āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻ•āϤ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻšāĻŦ⧇?”

How come + (subject + verb)

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

‘āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āϛ⧇’ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύ āϕ⧇āύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āϘāĻŸā§‡āϛ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āϘāϟāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāσ:

“How come parents worry so much?”

“āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻāϤ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ?”

“How come people carpool to work?”

“āϞ⧋āϕ⧇āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāϏ⧇?”

“How come you are so upset?”

“āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāϤ āĻŽāύ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇?”

“How come he will not call you?”

“āϏ⧇ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇ āύāĻž āϕ⧇āύ?”

“How come you stayed out so late?”

“āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϤ āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇?”

“How come you cannot make a decision?”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ āύāĻž?”

“How come you always question me?”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇?”

“How come we never agree?”

“āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻŽāϤ āύāĻž?”

“How come your dog digs in the yard?”

“āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ āωāĻ ā§‹āύ⧇ āĻ–āύāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇?”

“How come she will not come over?”

“āϏ⧇ āφāϏāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇?”