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"...and all would have to be accounted for." Improper sentence ending at 'for'. Please suggest alternative [duplicate]
I have this statement that I do not want to end at 'for' (I read somewhere that it is improper to end at 'for').
The problem is hard as there are many sources of failures, and all
would have to ...
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Ending a sentence with a preposition? [duplicate]
Recently in an episode of 'House of cards' they bring up the joke
"Two freshmen girls are moving into their dorm room together. One of them's from Georgia, one of them's from Connecticut. The girl ...
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Sentences that end in "with" [duplicate]
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If I can't end a sentence with the preposition "with", does this mean that the following sentences are ...
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Why do so many people use a preposition with which to end a sentence? [duplicate]
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I see it a lot, even though my elementary teacher told me it is wrong. This is probably a new development, a sign that our ...
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Can I end a sentence with "on"? [duplicate]
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Does this sentence make sense "I would like to propose forming a partnership where we work together to provide optimal ...
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Is the structure "X, whom I've had the pleasure of being the mentor of" proper? [duplicate]
John is the mentor of Anna. John introduces Anna as:
"Anna, whom I've had the pleasure of being the mentor of".
Would the following be more correct?
"Anna, of whom I've had the pleasure of being ...
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Do prepositions at the end of sentences, and split infinitives any longer matter? [duplicate]
In the 1950s we were strongly discouraged from placing prepositions at the end of sentences, and also from using split infinitives. Is this considered important now?
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which group I belong to vs to which group I belong [duplicate]
I don't know which group I belong to.
I don't know to which group I belong.
Which one of the sentences is true?
Note: An answer was given to this question when it still read "I don't know (to) ...
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Ending a clause with a preposition, rule of thumb or hard rule? [duplicate]
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When is it okay to end a sentence in a preposition?
So we've all heard the admonishments from our teachers not to end a clause with a preposition
A plumber visits a wealthy ...
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What would be proper grammar for this sentence? [duplicate]
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 ...
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History of the non-rule that proscribes ending a sentence with a preposition [duplicate]
Famously, if not accurately, Winston Churchill is supposed to have responding to an editor who had "fixed" a sentence ending with a preposition by writing, "This is the sort of thing up with which I ...
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Where to put the preposition of "approve"? [duplicate]
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When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?
In this answer I wrote
[You can use it] to take pictures of a movie in a cinema, of which the
cinema guys ...
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In what restaurant or what restaurant [duplicate]
I texted my mother and told her that I was eating in a restaurant.
My mother asked:
What restaurant are you in?
Or
In what restaurant are you?
(I'm inside the restaurant and I'm eating something....
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"the board of directors I have just became a member of" or "of which I have just became a member" [duplicate]
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When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?
Possessive connecting word for inanimate object
I am not sure about following sentence being grammatically correct:
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A question ending with preposition "of" [duplicate]
I would like to know whether this is correct:
He uses a car instead of a bus.
What does he use a car instead of?
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The phrase "belong to" in a question [duplicate]
Can we separate the words "belong" and "to" in a question like this?
To what language family does English belong?
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Is it ok to end a sentence with a preposition? [duplicate]
I have a sentence:
It can be derived from either A or B.
But I’m not sure how to ask the following question:
Which one of them can it be derived from?
Is that ok, or would it be better if it ...
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Which is more formal and which is easier to understand? [duplicate]
Affixes are subdivided into prefixes, which precede the base to which they attach
Affixes are subdivided into prefixes, which precede the base which they attach to.
The difference between them just ...
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There is a new search of which I've become aware / .. I've become aware of? [duplicate]
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When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?
I would like to know which is correct and why:
There is a new search of which I've become aware.
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There is ...
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Prepositions at the end of a sentence [duplicate]
I get struggled in choosing to put or not to put a preposition at the end of the sentence.
I feel like it's optionally, but I'm not sure, so I'm asking. The question is, should I put prepositions in ...
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(allegedly) ungrammatical preposition stranding [duplicate]
Certain types of preposition-stranding are considered by some linguists to be "ungrammatical" in English, even though they do not seem remotely strange to me (an English speaker). I'm not talking ...
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Is it grammatically correct to place the object of preposition before the preposition? [duplicate]
In conversation, it's normal to say:
What time do you have to be at the train station by?
Note: What time do you have to be at the train station vs What time do you have to be at the train station ...
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How to replace preposition? [duplicate]
In these sentences:
“You have been riding the same bus for years, but only now have you noticed what the driver looks like!”
And
“It's better than the rubbish you listen to.”
The prepositions “...
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Is there a difference between modern English and formal English? [duplicate]
In high school I was taught that it is not proper grammar to end a sentence with a preposition. My instructor was very strict about grammar on every paper we wrote. He always said to not end a ...
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Is saying "He was well thought of" ending a sentence with a preposition? [duplicate]
If not, is there any other way to say this? (I'm looking for synonyms, not rewordings such as "Others thought well of him.")
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Is the use of the word 'in' at the end of this sentence incorrect? [duplicate]
It is never too late to change the direction your life is headed in.
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Preposition placement [duplicate]
1 . . . the the amount of debt for which he was personally responsible.
2 . . . the the amount of debt which he was personally responsible for.
Which of these two forms is preferred for the placement ...
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Is the statement ending with "for" considered proper? [duplicate]
What would be a better and more formal way out of the two below:
The capability was not catered for.
or
We did not cater for this capability.
Or perhaps these are fully interchangeable?
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Should this sign have the preposition at the end? [duplicate]
I created the following sign for my computer:
"Please do not turn off this computer."
My office mate told me that this should be the correct way to do it:
"Do not turn this computer off."
He ...
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ending a sentence with a preposition [duplicate]
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When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?
"a soul can sense when it’s being talked to."
Does this sound OK? I don't like ending with a preposition, but it ...
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