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Questions · CEFR B1 · Independent
The standard way to ask for a description. The "like" at the end is not a verb and never moves.
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What is your new office like?
What + be + subject + like?
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Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
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What is your new office like?
"Like" at the end goes with "what", never with "how".
The shape
What + be + subject + like?
Ask somebody to describe a place, a person or a job.
In Hindi
किसी चीज़ का वर्णन माँगने का यही तरीक़ा है। आख़िर का "like" क्रिया नहीं है और कभी हिलता नहीं।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
How is your new office like? | What is your new office like? "Like" at the end goes with "what", never with "how". |
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
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