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.
Its a hundred miles long. Its a mile wide.
2)

Age

Use How old to find out about age.

How old is your sister?
You can reply: Shes ten or Shes ten years old NOT Shes ten years.
3)

Time

Also use How long to ask about time.

How long is the film?

Its about two hours long.

How long does it take to get there?

4)

About three hours.

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?
class?

NOT

How many people are in your