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Gurok Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Ending a Question with a Preposition
Hi.
I was reading a book titled The Happy Phrase, and it sparked my interest with a couple of headings that were phrased peculiarly. So, for my sanity's sake, how many of the following questions correctly phrased?
Who for this book?
How to this book?
Where from this book?
Of course, two of these would be (I assume) replacements for more common writing like:
Who is this book for?
Where is this book from?
But are they correct? Or are they just a joke based on the outmoded, "never end a sentence with a preposition" rule? The book itself is a bit of a joke.
I was reading a book titled The Happy Phrase, and it sparked my interest with a couple of headings that were phrased peculiarly. So, for my sanity's sake, how many of the following questions correctly phrased?
Who for this book?
How to this book?
Where from this book?
Of course, two of these would be (I assume) replacements for more common writing like:
Who is this book for?
Where is this book from?
But are they correct? Or are they just a joke based on the outmoded, "never end a sentence with a preposition" rule? The book itself is a bit of a joke.
Top answer
Hi, Welcome to the Forum. No, they are not correct. Clive
- Hi, Welcome to the Forum.
- No, they are not correct.
- Clive
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GurokWho for this book?
How to this book?
Where from this book?
These are not correct, of course.
GurokWho is this book for?These sound fine to me.
Where is this book from?
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The joke may well be based on the notion that you should never end a sentence with a preposition; but it also seems to relate to the idea that every sentence must have a verb.
Who for this book?
How to this book?
Where from this book?
MrP
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