How is…? / What is… like?

Penggunaan How is …? dan What is … like?

How is …? digunakan untuk bertanya tentang bagaimana perasaan seseorang (bad, good, happy, sad, etc) atau keadaan sesuatu, seperti kesehatan secara umum atau mobil yang baru dibeli (bad, good, etc).

Kita menggunakan What is … like? untuk meminta informasi berupa deskripsi tentang seseorang atau sesuatu, seperti: penampilan (appearance), sifat (character), atau perilaku (behaviour).

Lihat juga:

• So that vs. in order that
• No doubt vs. without doubt
• Different from, different to, different than

Contoh Kalimat How is …? dan What is … like?

No	Contoh Kalimat How is …? dan What is … like?
1	A:  How are you? (Apa kabar?) B:  I’m quite good. (Saya baik sepenuhnya.)
2	A: How’s the new office? (Bagaimana kantor baru tersebut?) B: I love it. (Saya menyukainya.)
3	A: How was your day? (Bagaimana harimu?) B: It was kind of tiring. (Hari saya agak melelahkan.)
4	A: What’s your brother like? (Seperti apa saudara laki-lakimu?) B: He’s nice, but a bit reserved. (Dia baik tapi sedikit pendiam.)
5	A: What’s his new apartment like? (Seperti apa apartemen barunya?) B: It’s a large fully furnished one-bedroom with a balcony. (Itu merupakan apartemen satu kamar besar dilengkapi perabotan dengan balkon.)

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• Following / the Following
• Wake up / Awaken
• so that / in order that
• Remember / Remind (Verb)
• Pick / Pick up (Verb)
• Right / Rightly
• Permit / Permission (Noun)
• Noise / Sound (Noun)
• Wait / Wait for (Verb)
• Rob / Steal (Verb)

References:

1. How is …? or What is … like? http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/how-is-or-what-is-like. Accessed on June 24, 2017.
2. How. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/how. Accessed on June 24, 2017.
3. What. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/what. Accessed on June 24, 2017.