Question

-----it takes you to make such a big cake ! A. what much time B .what a lot of time

-----it takes you to make such a big cake !
A. what much time B .what a lot of time ,(答案是B ，A和B 有什么区别啊。)
can you tell me -------
A.what's the matter with you ,
B ,what the metter is with you , (B 为什么不可以。到底什么叫陈述语序。)
He told me that his father had died and that he had to make a living alone .
(两个that 为什么不可以省去，怎么样才可以省略that )
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Answer 1

-----it takes you to make such a big cake !
A. what much time B .what a lot of time
答：为什么选B不选A，这关键要看上下文的语境。such a big cake !已经深表赞叹和惊奇了；那么，问话人的关心的实际上就不是 what much time 多长时间，而应该是惊奇和感佩于what a lot of time 多么长的时间啊！what a lot of time 单独可以成为感叹句，what much time 却不可以。
can you tell me -------
A.what's the matter with you ,
B ,what the metter is with you , (B 为什么不可以。到底什么叫陈述语序。)
答：what在系表结构中属于表语前置，习惯上采用倒装句型，系动词is提前。what引导的动宾结构从句则采用正常语序。只能讲，这是习惯。语言就是约定俗成的。
He told me that his father had died and that he had to make a living alone .
(两个that 为什么不可以省去，怎么样才可以省略that )
答：如果省略就会造成歧义结果，出现两种都讲得通的意思，不能确保表述与意图的统一。
He told me that his father had died and he had to make a living alone .
1、他告诉我，他的父亲死了，只得单独生活。
2、他告诉我，他父亲死了；他自己过日子了。
在1中，“make a living alone ”是“他”的自我感受，充满感伤。
在2中，“make a living alone ”却成为told me 的并列行为状态，是“我”看到的实情，没有“他”的情感体验蕴含其中。

Answer 2

what's the matter with you这句中what是主语它就是陈述句
陈述语序就是主谓宾或主系表语序。
that引导宾语从句可以省略