2023-04-26 10:58:11
The forms how y likeno how much ofare suitable for asking about the degree of a property: how beautiful, how beautifulbut not how beautiful.
However, sometimes in the press there are examples in which the third variant is used: «One month to see how different this series is from others», «Answers all the questions that you are asked, no matter how controversial they may be». become” or “Shows how good summer suits you.”
As academic grammar explains, constructions how + adjective/adverb y like + adjective/adverb They are used to ask about the degree of a property. The first is given broadly in American Spanish, while the second is restricted to certain areas (Río de la Plata, Cuba, Spain, etc.) and some speakers perceive it as colloquial.
Thus, it is not apropiate introduce an interrogative sentence with how much ofwhich results in a crossing of the two sequences earlier, perhaps under the influence of how much of: “How common are salary increases due to inflation”.
Thus, in the examples it would have been preferable to write “A month to see how different this series is from others”, “Answer all the questions you are asked, no matter how controversial they may be” and “Show how well you feel the summer.”
You have to remember that, and is used how with a locution adjective or adverbial which begins with the preposition ofthe combination how much of yes it is appropriate; is the case of the following example, in which joins OK: “It indicates how much you agree with them.”
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