Both questions are correct, but they have slightly different meanings and uses: 1. "How is it different from Tom's?" Meaning: You’re asking about the specific ways or aspects in which the routines differ. Naturalness: This is the most common and general way to ask for details about differences. Example: "How is it different from Tom's?" "Well, I wake up earlier, and he exercises in the evening while I don't." 2. "How different is it from Tom's?" Meaning: You’re asking about the degree or extent of the difference. Are they slightly different or completely different? Naturalness: This sounds more precise, especially if you want to know how much the routines differ. Example: "How different is it from Tom's?" "Very different! My routine is completely opposite to his." Summary: Use ① (How is it different...) when asking about specific details of the differences. Use ② (How different is it...) when asking about the degree of difference. Both are natural, but the first one is more common in everyday conversation. 😊

The others covered it well. To give you an example: How are sweet potato pie and pumpkin pie different? Obviously, one is made from sweet potatoes and the other is made from pumpkin. How different are sweet potato pie and pumpkin pie? They're hardly different at all. Some people can't tell the difference.

Both questions are correct but have slightly different emphases: 1. "How is it different from Tom's?" asks in what way the routines differ, focusing on the specific differences. 2. "How different is it from Tom's?" asks about the degree of difference, focusing on how much or how big the difference is. The choice depends on what you want to know. If you’re asking about specific details, go with ①. If you’re asking about the extent of the difference, go with ②. Both are natural in conversation.

Both are right and natural but they are asking for different information. 1 is answered by saying specific differences. For example, he gets up early and I get up late. He eats breakfast and I don't. He goes for a run before work and I go to the gym after work. 2 is answered which an adverb of degree - very (different), a little (different), totally (different), pretty (different).

Number 1 is correct. Number 1 is trying to understand how the routine is different from tom. Number 2 is trying to understand the degree to which how both routines differ from each other.