Can you have a preposition at the end of a sentence

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Search ». For example: What are you waiting for? However, I will point out that, for example, one could easily rewrite the following sentences: I've wrapped the present up. Do note that some dangling prepositions are incorrect, though, because they don't belong in the sentence at all: Where are you going to? About Cell Mentor. Subscribe to Cell Mentor.

Browse Cell Mentor by Topic and Type. Blog posts Videos How-tos Handbooks. Contact Cell Mentor. This is not about being right. It's about writing a sentence that will definitely not irk your readers. Also, there's a fair chance that if you've reworded your sentence to avoid a preposition at the end, it will be a better, more succinct sentence.

So, avoid prepositions at the end of sentences. Just play the game. Ready for the Test? Here is a confirmatory test for this lesson.

This test can also be: Edited i. Ending a Sentence With a Preposition. Is it ever OK to end a sentence with a preposition? By Mignon Fogarty Grammar Girl. December 3, We are currently experiencing playback issues on Safari. If you would like to listen to the audio, please use Google Chrome or Firefox.

The Quick And Dirty Although many people were taught to avoid ending a sentence with a preposition, nearly all modern style guides say it's not a rule, and if your sentence sounds more natural with a preposition at the end, it's fine to leave it that way. About the Author. Follow Facebook Linkedin Pinterest.

Subscribe Podcast Spotify Google Stitcher. You May Also Like Where Are You At? Grammar Girl. In fact, this fake rule has been exposed so many times in recent years that I figured it was fading into memory. But nope.

It persists. Professional editors often avoid capitalizing words that are treated like proper names elsewhere.

Not much to sink your teeth into there. Prepositions are typically followed by an object, which can be a noun noon , a noun phrase the door , or a pronoun you.