A2 Grammar
A2 Grammar
How Questions
How Questions
Use:
Use How to get information about numbers and quantities.
You can use it to find out about age, size, length, cost and much more.
Form:
1) Dimensions
Use How big to find out about size.
How big is your car?
Use How long to find out about length, and How wide to ask about width.
How long is the River Nile? How wide is it?
Use the words long and wide in your answers to make them clear.
It’s a hundred miles long. It’s a mile wide.
2) Age
Use How old to find out about age.
How old is your sister?
You can reply: ‘She’s ten’ or ‘She’s ten years old’ NOT ‘She’s ten years’.
3) Time
Also use How long to ask about time.
How long is the film? It’s about two hours long.
How long does it take to get there? About three hours.
4) Quantity
Use How much to ask about cost. Also use How much with uncountable nouns.
Remember to put any uncountable nouns directly after ‘much’.
How much is this bag?
How much money do you have? NOT How much do you have money?
Use How many to ask about countable nouns. Remember to put any countable nouns directly after ‘many’.
How many people are coming? NOT How many are coming people?
How many questions often use the word there.
How many people are there in your class? NOT How many people are in your class?