Learn English – “He was too busy to work at a factory” – Is this sentence correct in grammar

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I know this sentence is correct.
He was too busy working at a factory.

but I wonder whether this sentence is correct and natural. (specially in grammar)

He was too busy to work at a factory.

Best Answer

Both sentences are grammatical, but mean different things.

He was too busy working at a factory.

means that because he was working at a factory so much, he could not do anything else.

He was too busy to work at a factory.

means that because he was doing something else so much, he could not work at a factory.

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