Complete the bewildered roommate's reactions to some terrible news. Choose the correct echo question word for each gap to show their surprise.
Roommate A: "I traded our microwave for a magical bean."
Roommate B: "You traded our microwave for a _________________________?!"
Roommate A: "The salesman said he's moving to Atlantis next week."
Roommate B: "He's moving _________________________?!"
Roommate A: "I paid him five thousand dollars for it."
Roommate B: "You paid him _________________________?!"
Roommate B: "You traded our microwave for a what?!"
We use echo questions to express shock or ask for repetition. To ask about an object, replace the object with "what" and keep the normal sentence word order, using rising intonation.
Roommate B: "He's moving where?!"
To express surprise about a location, replace the place with "where".
Roommate B: "You paid him how much?!"
To express disbelief about an uncountable quantity (like a sum of money), use "how much".