Mr. Manik Joshi

Ending Sentences with Prepositions: Useful Tips (English Daily Use) (Volume 23) Mr. Manik Joshi

This Book Covers The Following Topics:

A Big Myth
List of Prepositions
When to End a Sentence with Preposition
Condition - 01 - Interrogative Sentences
Condition - 02 - Passive Voice Sentences
Condition - 03 - Phrasal Verbs
How to Avoid Ending a Sentence with Preposition
Option - 01 - Restructuring the Sentence
Option - 02 - Using Different Word
More Examples


Sample This:

A Big Myth

It is said we should avoid ending a sentence with a preposition. A preposition should be placed before a noun or a pronoun. The word preposition expresses "position before" so it is improper to place a preposition at the end! This is, however, not a rule. You can use preposition to end a sentence with.

Here, you will learn when you can use preposition at the end of a sentence and how you can avoid using preposition at the end of a sentence.

As there is no hard and fast rule regarding use of preposition at the end of a sentence, so whether you use it or not at the end of a sentence, it is your choice. But obviously most people avoid 'excessive' use of prepositions at the end of sentences so you can follow suit, and may use them only when they give strength to your language.

Some words (on, off, over, etc.) may be used as prepositions or adverbs. However, everyone can't easily differentiate between preposition and adverb. So whenever they see these words at the end of sentences, they think that they are prepositions. As most of the people are averse to the idea of using prepositions at the end of sentences, they even don't use these words as adverbs at the end of sentences.

Actually, it is a myth that you shouldn't use preposition at the end of a sentence. Using preposition at the end of a sentence is not grammatically incorrect. So you can end your sentences with prepositions. Sometimes, using preposition at the end of a sentence seems better than using it in the middle of a sentence.

Ending Sentences with Preposition - ABOUT
Could you tell me what he was on about?
My spouse/partner is the ideal companion I always dreamed about.
She is much to be pleased about.
This is what the fight is about.
What are all these girls talking about?
What are people on the street talking about?
What are you getting upset about?
What are you thinking about?
What did you want to read about?
What do they want to talk about?
What is public announcement mainly about?
What is she so angry about?
What is she so anxious about?
What is the quarrel about?
What is your book about?
What online privacy stuff should I actually care about?
What rules should I actually care about?
What sort of thing are you talking about?
What was that all about?
What were his teachers so anxious about?
What your mission was really about?
What your project is really about?
Which player are you most excited about?