2006-07-24 04:42:46 · 15 answers · asked by Dan ಠ_ಠ 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Sir Winston Churchill said: "A preposition is a terrible thing to end a sentence with.", which I think says it all. For whatever reason, it is technically grammatically incorrect to end a sentence with a preposition BUT, sometimes avoiding ending a sentence with a preposition "at all costs" results in a construction so convoluted as to be unintelligible.
2006-07-24 08:56:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Is a preposition the correct "thing" with which to end a sentence" No, but you could change it thus, "is a preposition the correct thing to end a sentence with, f........?"
2006-07-24 12:08:58 · answer #2 · answered by Beebee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apart from asking you what a preposistion is I generally end my my sentences on an optimistic note when I've stopped laughing at Delilah's shopping list
2006-07-24 16:07:03 · answer #3 · answered by SouthOckendon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, why not. I think it's the perfect thing to end a sentence with.
2006-07-24 11:45:10 · answer #4 · answered by kitten lover3 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to the rules i was taught in school, it's bad grammar, but because everybody seems to do it, i don't think anyone would think badly of you . . . anyone who matters, anyway. some sentences make very little sense unless you end them with a preposition, like that winston churchill quote. so don't worry too much about it, unless you're in school and you're teacher's really picky, or you're trying to sound super-formal.
2006-07-24 11:53:08 · answer #5 · answered by bookworm_queen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People think it is incorrect to end a sentence with a preposition but it is not. It is perfectly acceptable. It becomes incorrect when unnecessary prepositions are used. m
2006-07-24 14:10:17 · answer #6 · answered by Mache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, It is poor grammar to end a sentence in a preposition.
2006-07-24 11:47:15 · answer #7 · answered by mmenaquale 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.You wanna sentence. 12 years with. That's a sentence.
2006-07-24 11:47:27 · answer #8 · answered by poppy vox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows? I like to end a night out with a proposition if that helps.
2006-07-24 21:44:58 · answer #9 · answered by Ian H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad speling and grammer iz the sine ov poor edyoocayshun
2006-07-24 11:56:42 · answer #10 · answered by DaN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋