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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Let's say I have sentences like these(1):
  • My friend showed me the recipe for (something) last Friday.
  • I'm cooking it right now.
OR like these(2):
  • The author is writing a book about (something) right now.
  • I know what the book is about.
And I like to create one sentence out of each pair.

I know that those sentences make sense without embedding, but let's just say that I'm in a situation where I have to make one sentense out of the pair.

My guesses are:
1) I'm cooking what my friend show me the recipe for last Friday.
2) I know what the author wrote a book about right now.

...but, they don't sound so nice.

Are they grammatical?
If yes, is there any way not to end the sentences with preposition?
If no, what are the correct ways? (It'll be nice if some one can give me linguistic reasons.)
  

Top answer

Hi, Let's say I have sentences like these(1): My friend showed me the recipe for (something) last Friday. I'm cooking it right now. OR like these(2): The author is writing a book about (something) right now.

— Clive

  • Hi, Let's say I have sentences like these(1): My friend showed me the recipe for (something) last Friday.
  • I'm cooking it right now.
  • OR like these(2): The author is writing a book about (something) right now.
  • I know what the book is about.
  • And I like to create one sentence out of each pair.
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Hi,

Let's say I have sentences like these(1):


  • My friend showed me the recipe for (something) last Friday.
  • I'm cooking it right now.


    • OR like these(2):


    • The author is writing a book about
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actually never mind.
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Thanks, Clive,

1) I'm cooking what my friend showed me the recipe for last Friday.
2) I know what the author is writing a book about (right now).

So, now they are grammatical?

My main question was not about plural or tense (though I appreciate you for correcting them), but was about making of wh clause where a head of the clause is NP of
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Hi,

1) I'm cooking what my friend showed me the recipe for last Friday.
2) I know what the author is writing a book about (right now).

So, now they are grammatical? Yes

My main question was not about plural or tense (though I appreciate you for correcting them), but was about making of wh clause where a head of the clause is NP of PP of DO NP.
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Thanks again,

well..., I don't know what other way there are to say those sentences with the same/similar structure, (that's why I was asking)
but how about something like,

1a) I'm cooking the thing (meal/dish) which my friend showed me the recipe for last Friday. (The friend showed me the recipe for a certain dish, but don't know the name for it).
2a) I know the thing (
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Hi,

1a) I'm cooking the dish which my friend showed me the recipe for last Friday. (The friend showed me the recipe for a certain dish, but don't know the name for it).
2a) I know the topic which the author is writing a book about right now.

Are they still grammatical? Yes, basically

Or should I go like these?
1b) I'm cooking the thing (mea
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Clive1a) I'm cooking the dish which my friend showed me the recipe for last Friday. (The friend showed me the recipe for a certain dish, but don't know the name for it).
2a) I know the topic which the author is writing a book about right now.

Are they still grammatical? Yes, basically

Or should I go like these?
1b) I'm cook
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