One: I should put these two books where they belong.
Two: I should put these two books where they belong to.
2006-06-15 17:16:49 · 25 answers · asked by donotmisstony 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
'I should put these two books where they belong' is the correct sentence.
the second one would be correct if you said
i should give these books to the person they belong to.
where is a defining relative pronoun in this sentence, it's being used instead of the phrase 'in the place where'
2006-06-15 20:25:06 · answer #1 · answered by stufetta 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
1
2006-06-16 00:21:14 · answer #2 · answered by DocGonzo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1
2006-06-16 00:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by axnewspaperxtragedy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Things belong either IN a place or TO a person (someone said books could belong to a bookcase, but that's quite odd. They could however belong to (that is, be owned by) a library or a school.).
So, it's not "to" and, as has been pointed out, "where" includes the idea of "in" so One is correct.
2006-06-16 03:31:55 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I should put these two books where they belong.
2006-06-16 00:25:09 · answer #5 · answered by Debby_in_PA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I should put these two books where they belong.
2006-06-16 00:19:58 · answer #6 · answered by cleotis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First one.
2006-06-16 00:22:32 · answer #7 · answered by The Jester 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One.
2006-06-16 00:19:31 · answer #8 · answered by Stuart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first one
2006-06-16 00:19:31 · answer #9 · answered by Izzy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
answer number one.
you could say "whom do these books belong to?" or "which bookshelf do these books belong to?" but not where.
2006-06-16 00:21:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋