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Rommel Posted 10 years ago
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Are these sentences using 'for,' 'subject matter,' and 'deal with' correct?
Are these sentences using 'for,' 'subject matter,' and 'deal with' correct?
For nine years, Mrs. Smith taught Anglo-American literature for Grade 10. Prose was the first subject matter she had to deal with.
For nine years, Mrs. Smith taught Anglo-American literature for Grade 10. Prose was the first subject matter she had to deal with.
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Some people might argue that the sentence should not end with a preposition, but I am not among those people. I find the original sentence to be perfectly fine. If you were to move the preposition, which would be quite artificial, you would have the following not so natural sentence: Prose was the first subject matter with which she had to deal.
- Some people might argue that the sentence should not end with a preposition, but I am not among those people.
- I find the original sentence to be perfectly fine.
- If you were to move the preposition, which would be quite artificial, you would have the following not so natural sentence: Prose was the first subject matter with which she had to deal.
- I do not favor that sentence at all.
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Some people might argue that the sentence should not end with a preposition, but I am not among those people. I find the original sentence to be perfectly fine. If you were to move the preposition, which would be quite artificial, you would have the following not so natural sentence:
Prose was the first subject matter with which she had to deal.
I do not favor that
Prose was the first subject matter with which she had to deal.
I do not favor that
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