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Coreytaylor Posted 17 years ago
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Hi! A quick question; Do you use to/at in this sentence? "They only had japan left to defeat to put the war at/to an end"

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Hi, A quick question; Do you use to/at in this sentence? "They only had japan left to defeat to put the war at/to an end" With your wording, I'd say 'at'. However, the common way to use these words is to say 'to put an end to the war'.

— Clive

  • Hi, A quick question; Do you use to/at in this sentence?
  • "They only had japan left to defeat to put the war at/to an end" With your wording, I'd say 'at'.
  • However, the common way to use these words is to say 'to put an end to the war'.
  • Your sentence is incorrect without a capital 'J'.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

A quick question; Do you use to/at in this sentence? "They only had japan left to defeat to put the war at/to an end"

With your wording, I'd say 'at'.

However, the common way to use these words is to say 'to put an end to the war'.



Your sentence is incorrect without a capital 'J'.



Best wishes, Clive
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It would be "to." If you want the "only" to apply to Japan (nothing else), then write, "They had only Japan...
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