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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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What took him so long

It took him so long to reach the station.

This can be rewritten as: To reach the station took him so long.

Then why do we say "What took him so long to reach the station ?" when we know that "to reach the station" took him so long ?
  

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Anonymous It took him so long to reach the station. This can be rewritten as: To reach the station took him so long. Technically yes, but this is not very natural sounding.

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  • Anonymous It took him so long to reach the station.
  • This can be rewritten as: To reach the station took him so long.
  • Technically yes, but this is not very natural sounding.
  • " when we know that "to reach the station" took him so long ?
  • " It does not ask you which activity had a delayed start or where you arrived late, but the cause of this delay/late start.
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AnonymousIt took him so long to reach the station.

This can be rewritten as: To reach the station took him so long. Technically yes, but this is not very natural sounding.

Then why do we say "What took him so long to reach the station ?" when we know that "to reach the station" took him so long ?

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