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Kumenglish Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Prepare

Context: Preparing the dish for a long time.

What thing is taking you to prepare the dish for a long time?

Can we ask this during food preparation?

  

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Hi. No, not in your context (nor any other context I can think of for that matter actually). That statement sounds bizarre at best.

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  • Hi.
  • No, not in your context (nor any other context I can think of for that matter actually).
  • That statement sounds bizarre at best.
  • I'd use: What's taking you so long to prepare the dish?
  • , What's taking you so long preparing the dish?
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Hi. No, not in your context (nor any other context I can think of for that matter actually). That statement sounds bizarre at best. I'd use:

What's taking you so long to prepare the dish?,

What's taking you so long preparing the dish?,


Or simply:

What's taking you so long?

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I would just say this.

What part of cooking this takes the longest?

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