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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
How to deal with unnecessary prepositions
Hi,
Please check the sentences, paying special attention to whether the prepositions are needed or not needed for the sentences.
1. Where are you?
2. Where are you at? -- not necessary
3. Whom are you talking with?
4. With whom are you talking?
5. Where are you staying?
6. Where are you staying at? -- not necessary and should be deleted
7. Where are you looking at?
8. What are you looking at?
9. What are you looking?
10. What is that you are holding on?
11. Whom can I pass the ball to?
Thank you.
Please check the sentences, paying special attention to whether the prepositions are needed or not needed for the sentences.
1. Where are you?
2. Where are you at? -- not necessary
3. Whom are you talking with?
4. With whom are you talking?
5. Where are you staying?
6. Where are you staying at? -- not necessary and should be deleted
7. Where are you looking at?
8. What are you looking at?
9. What are you looking?
10. What is that you are holding on?
11. Whom can I pass the ball to?
Thank you.
Top answer
The first six are correctly evaluated, as is the last. 7. Where are you looking at?
- The first six are correctly evaluated, as is the last.
- 7.
- Where are you looking at?
- Remove at .
- 8.
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The first six are correctly evaluated, as is the last.
7. Where are you looking at? Remove at.
8. What are you looking at? Fine.
9. What are you looking? No. You need at.
10. What is that you are holding on? You need holding on to or onto.
CJ
7. Where are you looking at? Remove at.
8. What are you looking at? Fine.
9. What are you looking? No. You need at.
10. What is that you are holding on? You need holding on to or onto.
CJ
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