Choose the correct expression to complete the sentence:
How _____ your name?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → do you pronounce
Complete sentence: How do you pronounce your name?
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) is it pronounced | This is a passive form, in which the thing pronounced is the subject: "How is your name pronounced?" With "it" as the subject, "your name" is left without a place in the sentence. | I have seen this word, but how is it pronounced? |
| (2) you pronounce | A direct question needs the helping verb do before the subject. "How you pronounce your name?" has none. The order "you pronounce" is right only in a statement or an indirect question. | Tell me how you pronounce your surname. |
| (3) do you pronounce (answer) | A wh-question in the simple present needs the helping verb do/does before the subject. Pattern: wh-word + do/does + subject + base form of the verb
| How do you pronounce the word "colonel"? |
| (4) to pronounce | "How to pronounce" is a phrase with no subject and no finite verb, so "How to pronounce your name?" is not a complete question. | The teacher showed us how to pronounce French words. |