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Barbie
Asking about processing time 1. How long did it take you to write the essay?

2. How much time did you spend on writing the essay?

I'd like to know if there's any mistakes in those two sentences.

Thank you in advance!

Answers · 6

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Hello Barbie. No, there are no errors. Good job!
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The first one is correct 😃👍🏽 On the second one, I would probably leave out the word "on" and just write, "How much time did you spend writing the essay?" This sounds more natural to me. If the "on" was followed by a noun, then it would sound correct. "How much time did you spend ON the computer?" How much money did you spend ON the movie ticket." But since it is followed by a verb, I would leave out the word "on". For example... "How much time did you spend reading?" "How much time did you spend studying for the test?" "How much money did you spend traveling around the world?"
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Both are correct.

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