the use of Question Word "HOW"

How usually use to asking the condition of someone, the quantity of something, and the manner of something. Let’s see the function this Question Word and the example to using in the conversation.

§      How are you? : the word “How” in this Question usually use to asking the condition of someone who already knowing each other.

Example:

A : Hello Susan, How are you? Nice to see you again.

B: Hi Inge, I’m good. Me too.

§      How do you do? : the word “How” in this Question usually use to asking the condition of someone, when that someone is unfamiliar. Usually in the first meeting.

Example:

A : Hi Anna, this is Mitha.

B : Hi.. How do you do?

C : Hello.. How do you do?

There are two kind of Question Word has same meaning but using to different Question. How Many and How Much.

☛      How Many

How many apples do you have? : in this Question “How many” is same meaning as “How much” but “How many” use to asking the quantity of Countable Noun.

Example:

A : I’m very hungry. Do you have something to eat?

B : Yeah, I have some fruits in the refrigerator.

A : How many kinds of fruits do you have?

B : Just 3, there are Pineapple, Watermelon, and Pear.

☛      How Much

How much does the cost? : “How much” in this question is same meaning as “How Many” but “How Much” only use to asking the quantity of Uncountable Noun.

Example:

A : Here are the ripe ones.

B : How much is this bunch?

A : Two thousand rupiah, madam.

1)    How long did you finish this? : in this question the word “How Long” usually use to asking about long of duration some activity can doing and asking the length of something.

Example:

S: Do you want them custom-made or ready-made?

C: How long must I wait if I want them custom-made?

S: it’s about a week, madam.

2)    How far is your home to your school? : In this question the word “How Far” usually use to asking about distance between one place to another place.

Example:

A : How far is your home to your campus?

B : it’s about 3 Km

A : Not too far

Example of BALLAD

THE BALLAD OF FATHER GILLIGAN

(William Butler Yeats)

THE old priest Peter Gilligan

Was weary night and day;

For half his flock were in their beds,

Or under green sods lay.

Once, while he nodded on a chair,

At the moth-hour of eve,

Another poor man sent for him,

And he began to grieve.

‘I have no rest, nor joy, nor peace,

For people die and die’;

And after cried he, ‘God forgive!

My body spake, not I!’

He knelt, and leaning on the chair

He prayed and fell asleep;

And the moth-hour went from the fields,

And stars began to peep.

They slowly into millions grew,

And leaves shook in the wind;

And God covered the world with shade,

And whispered to mankind.

Upon the time of sparrow-chirp

When the moths came once more.

The old priest Peter Gilligan

Stood upright on the floor.

‘Mavrone, mavrone! the man has died

While I slept on the chair’;

He roused his horse out of its sleep,

And rode with little care.

He rode now as he never rode,

By rocky lane and fen;

The sick man’s wife opened the door:

‘Father! you come again!’

‘And is the poor man dead?’ he cried.

‘He died an hour ago.’

The old priest Peter Gilligan

In grief swayed to and fro.

INFERENCE

This poetry is tells about an old priest, his name is Peter Gilligan. He always sad and full of grievance about his life everyday as a priest. He very tired because always accept the flocks night and day.

Until one night, another poor man sent to Father Gilligan, and then Peter more and more complain to the God and he knelt next prayed until sleep on the chair. When the morning come, and the sparrow-chirp, the old priest Peter find the poor man was died, when he sleep on the chair.

The old priest Peter Gilligan in grief swayed to and fro. And he strews the grief news to many people. He always complains about lose his time to get rest, but he never know that sometimes human can lose the time to life, like the poor man.