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.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“How much does it cost to fly to Europe?”
“āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻĒ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”
“How much does it cost to own a house?”
“āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”
“How much does it cost to play a round of golf?”
“āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĢ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”
“How much does it cost to join a gym?”
“āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻŽā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?”
“How much does it cost to repair my car?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
“How much would it cost to talk long distance?”
“āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
“How much would it cost to run a website?”
“āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
“How much would it cost to wash my car?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
“How much would it cost to rent a car?”
“āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
“How much would it cost to go to the movies?”
“āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻŦā§?”
How come + (subject + verb)
When using ‘how come’ you are asking why a particular thing has or had to take place.
‘āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§’ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“How come parents worry so much?”
“āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨?”
“How come people carpool to work?”
“āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§?”
“How come you are so upset?”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”
“How come he will not call you?”
“āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨?”
“How come you stayed out so late?”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”
“How come you cannot make a decision?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž?”
“How come you always question me?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”
“How come we never agree?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻž?”
“How come your dog digs in the yard?”
“āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§?”
“How come she will not come over?”
“āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?”