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Mythical Lady Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

How much it cost? vs How much does it cost?

0It's always said "How much it cost?"02br
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00So what about the latter which is most rational and followed the general rule of forming questions? And in a sentence we say "It cost ...." Here the verb doesn't take the inflectional -s though it's in the present time. So What is special about the verb "cost"? Could someone explain?02br
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0How much it cost? 02br 02br 00If you frequently hear these then the only explanation is that it must be a local variation of English. 0-

— Nona the brit

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0How much it cost? is not correct.02br
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00It should be 'How much does it cost?'02br
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00And the answer would be 'It costs ...' not 'It cost'.02br
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00If you frequently hear these then the only explanation is that it must be a local variation of English. It is not standard English and there is nothing special about the word 'co
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0You've got your wires crossed, ML. The question is '01i00How much 01b00does/did02b00 it cost?02i00', and the verb '01i00cost02i00' follows the same 3rd-person present singular rules as other verbs: 01i00It01b00 costs02b00 $501b00 today02b00; it 01b00cost 0
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0Thank you all,02br
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00That really makes sense. I was never convinced of it. Here I am supported with natives' opinions.02br
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00Thanks again0-
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