Whatever took you to Miami? / Whatever did you take to ...

They're both correct, but have vastly different meanings.

You might have taken a bottle of Bourbon to Miami.

You might have been taken there by the death of your grandmother, to attend her funeral.

Sorry, but I can't understand the difference in meaning between these sentences (Whatever took you to Miami? / Whatever did you take to Miami?).

I would be grateful for more help about this thread.

In one case you're the subject. You take something there.

In the other case, you're the object. Something takes you there.

What did you take? I took a present for my brother.

What took you? (What is the reason you went?) I got a new job!

Hi,

What is the correct sentence?

- Whatever took you to Miami? This is an idiomatic way of asking

'Why did you go Miami'?

'What reason caused you to go to Miami?'

- Whatever did you take to Miami? 'What did you take with you when you went to Miami?'



Clive

Whatever took you to Miami?

1. What in the world caused you to go to Miami? (the need to attend a wedding? a desire for a vacation? business?)

2. What in the world was the means by which you traveled to Miami? (airplane? bus? train?)

Whatever did you take to Miami?

1. What in the world did you carry with you when you went to Miami? (antiques? liquor

When I go to the clinic, they always ask, "What brings you here today?"
It means, "Why did you come?"

What keeps you here? = Why don't you go home?

What took you there? = Why did you go?