Is this sentence grammatically Correct?
thanks.
2006-10-04 00:45:18 · 14 answers · asked by burakaltr 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
It is correct because the girl is the main subject of the sentence.
I face the back of the girl- the girl whom i face the back of
2006-10-04 00:52:21 · answer #1 · answered by toietmoi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just finished a year of teaching EFL in Korea and ran into several situations like this. First off, while many Americans routinely end sentences with prepositions, it is usually not considered good form unless the preposition is part of an idiom or compound verb (and sometimes not even then)
so that would now make yours 'the girl of whom I face the back.' now while that may grammatically be okay, no American or European would say that--in casual or formal speech. If you said it to a native speaker they would know right away you weren't a native speaker.
better choices: the girl whose back is to me
the girl whose back is facing me
the girl with her back to me
There are endless phrases in English that may be technically grammatically okay, but would never be used in current speaking. Just look at Shakespeare. Most of that is still considered grammatically correct but all you'd get is a blank look and a 'huh?' from a native speaker if you went around speaking like that.
2006-10-04 02:47:57 · answer #2 · answered by Patricia S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, what you have written is not a complete sentence which makes it grammatically incorrect.
If you are trying to construct a sentence, you need a subject (a person, place or thing) and a verb (an action word). Also, you should not end your sentence with a preposition (of).
Here are some suggestions:
"The girl in front of me is facing away from me."
"The girl who is in front of me faces away from me."
"I am behind a girl who is facing the same direction."
"The girl in front of me has her back to me."
I hope this helps.
2006-10-04 01:06:45 · answer #3 · answered by Songbird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say, "The girl whose back I face." Or, just, the girl whose back is facing you. But it's not "who's." What you wrote wasn't grammatically correct because it ends with the preposition "of." In formal writing, one should not end a sentence with a preposition.
2006-10-04 03:47:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not grammatically correct because you can't end a sentence with a preposition. Just say "the girl I sit behind."
2006-10-04 02:20:28 · answer #5 · answered by teacherhelper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not if you end the sentence with "of". It is incorrect to end a sentence with a preposition. You could say, " the girl whose back is facing me ".
2006-10-04 00:53:03 · answer #6 · answered by girlnamedmaria 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an awkward casting of the sentence. "The girl whose back I'm facing" is one way "the girl with her back towards me" is another, but there are simpler ways to get the point across like "The girl in blue" or "that girl", or "the girl in front of me".
2006-10-04 00:57:07 · answer #7 · answered by zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can say it and it would be a correct statement however I don't think it is grammatically correct
2006-10-04 00:53:07 · answer #8 · answered by dumpllin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"the girl whose back am facing was" will be a better choice
2006-10-04 01:03:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's right, but it does sound clumsy. Definitely do what Survival_Paul suggested. His rewrite sounds better and rolls right off the tongue.
2006-10-04 00:53:26 · answer #10 · answered by aplusjimages 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋