Could you please tell me how to properly write the following sentence? I believe I know the grammar rule but I must not be creative enough to think of an alternative sentence structure. Here's the sentence:
I would love to see houses you've been looking at.
I've never really figured out how to change a sentence like this without sounding really pompous. Such as, "I would love to see houses at which you've been looking". This sentence sounds weird and awkward to me.
Assuming your angst is over the so-called grammar rule about prepositions at the end of sentences, I think the sentence reads fine as is. However, if you really wanted to change something, why do all that rearranging of words? Trying taking out the two-word phrasal verb instead, and substitute a one-word synonym in its place:
I would love to see the houses you've been viewing.
I would say
I would love to see the houses you've been looking at.
Note the addition of the. The "rule" about not ending a sentence with a preposition has no basis in usage before or after it was put forth. This sentence is a good example of one that cannot avoid ending with a preposition without being a pompous ass.
Without the, the sentence you had implies you don't want to see all the houses, but even then I would use some of the houses or a few of the houses.
