Grammar
What is a preposition in a sentence?
Prepositions are words that communicate relationships between things, such as location or time.
I have no friends to play with.
Correct
There were no clues in the apartment
In
What for are you waiting ?
What are you waiting for?
“Whose house are you staying in?” (In is the dangling preposition of the object whose.)
“What are you talking about?” (About is the dangling preposition of the object what.)
Wh questions
Is it OK to end a sentence with a preposition?
The answer to this question is “sometimes.”
It is OK for informal communication like chatting with friends, but it’s frowned upon in formal communications like school papers or business correspondence.
Where are you at?
Incorrect
What do we know about the suspect ?
About
He is someone I look to up.
He is someone I look up to.
Infinitive phrases
Name 3 Prepositions
In, about, with, from, for, to/at
This is the class that I spent a lot of time on.
Correct - Infinitive
The gun is from a narco cartel
From
“Where are you going to?”
“Where are you going?” No preposition
Relative Clauses
Name 2 situations where you can encounter dangling prepositions
I planned a movie night to help my friend get over their breakup
Correct - get over what?
They killed him with a knife
With
“Where did from they come ?
“Where did they come from?
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Free points
Make a sentence with dangling prepositions
In, about, with, from, for, to/at
.
Who are you going to the store with?
Incorrect - ✔ With whom are you going to the store?
Provide an object to the preposition, or place it at the beginning of the sentence.
Hey you! I saw you at the crime scene !
At
“Each student will be asked to give a brief presentation tomorrow, so make sure you have something about to talk ”
“Each student will be asked to give a brief presentation tomorrow, so make sure you have something to talk about.”
Passive voice