QUESTION
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ANSWER
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Whose asks about possession. Notice in (a): the speaker of the question
may omit the noun (book) if the
meaning is clear to the listener
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(a) Whose
(book) is this?
(b) Whose
(books) are those?
(c) Whose
car did you borrow?
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It’s John’s
(book)
They’re mine
(OR: my books)
I borrowed
Karen’s (car)
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COMPARE
(d) Who’s
that?
(e) Whose
is that?
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Marry Smith
Mary’s
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Who’s band whose have the same pronunciation
Who’s = a contraction of who is
Whose = asks about possession.*
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QUESTION
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ANSWER
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How has many uses. One uses of how is to ask about means (ways)
of transportation
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(a) How
did you get here?-------------- >
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I drove. /By car
I took a
taxi./By taxi
I took a bus./By
bus
I flew./By plane
I took a
train./By train
I walked:/On
foot
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(b) How
old are you?----------------------- >
(c) How
tall is he? ------------------------- >
(d) How
big is your apartment?---------- >
(e) How
sleepy are you? ------------------ >
(f) How
hungry are you?----------------- >
(g) How
soon will you be ready?------- >
(h) How
well does he speak English?--- >
(i) How
quickly can you get here? ----- >
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Twenty one
About six feet
It has three
rooms
Very sleepy
I’m starving
In five minutes
Very well
I can get there
in 30 minutes
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How is often used with adjectives (e.g., old, big) and adverbs (e.g.,
well, quickly)
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