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[navi]

Which is correct:

1-To become a champion takes a lot of hard work.
2-To become a champion it takes a lot of hard work.

 

[la reine victoria]

Which is correct:

1-To become a champion takes a lot of hard work.
2-To become a champion it takes a lot of hard work.

Hi navi,

#1 is correct.

2. "It takes a lot of hard work to become a champion" is also correct.

LRV

 

[timpeac]

I would be more likely to say 2. 1 sounds strange to me, although "becoming a champion takes a lot of hard work" would sound ok.

 

[Toadie]

#2 could also be correct if you wrote it like this: "To become a champion, it takes a lot of hard work."

(Notice the comma after champion)

 

[panjandrum]

It takes a lot of work to become a champion.

 

[cuchuflete]

I know you didn't quite ask, but in colloquial AE one would be more apt to say:

Becoming a champion takes a lot of work. or
A lot of work is needed to become a champion.

I am completely comfortable with...

It takes a lot of work to become a champion.