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Why does "what time" put after "at"? What is the right order of this sentence?

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Rebecca

"What time" is put after "at" in this sentence because she is using "what time" as a replacement for the specific time, which she doesn't know. Usually, the correct order for this sentence would be "what time did you get up at" or "at what time did you get up". The way she says it implies that she was going to finish her sentence with a specific time but she forgot or realized she doesn't know the actual time. So it is still correct for her to say this.

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