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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

is this sentence correct? what are you accusing me of?

0Hi,02br
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01b00What are you accusing me of?02b0-
  

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0It’s correct. 02br 02br 00Are you questioning the placement of a preposition at the end of a sentence? That’s something you shouldn’t be afraid of.

  • 0It’s correct.
  • 02br 02br 00Are you questioning the placement of a preposition at the end of a sentence?
  • That’s something you shouldn’t be afraid of.
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0It’s correct. 02br
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00Are you questioning the placement of a preposition at the end of a sentence? That’s something you shouldn’t be afraid of. 050010id1
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0Hi,02br
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00Yes, I was worried about the placement of preposition at the end of a sentence. But now I'm satisfied. Thanks0-
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0There’s this famous quote by Winston Churchill, making fun of those who were against using prepositions at the end of sentences.02br
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00“This is the kind of impertinence up with which I shall not put”0-
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0 01blockquote
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10“This is the kind of impertinence 11b11font10up with which12font12b10 I shall not put”12br
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10What does the above quotation mean?0-
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0 He was making a joke about the 'rule' that prepositions should not be at the end of the sentence. The only natural way to say this is 'This is the kind of impertinence I shall not put up with'. He was showing how ridiculous it sounded if you re-arranged it to avoid getting the prep at the end. 0-
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0Hi Nona,02br
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00But I was asking for the meaning of that quotation. Like what is the meaning of 01b01i00up with which02i02b00?0-
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0 Re-read Nona's explanation. 0-
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0 put up with = tolerate 0-
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0 01blockquote
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10“This is the kind of impertinence 10up with which10 I shall not put”12br
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10The above quotation means:02br
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00This is the kind of insolence I shall not tolerate.0-
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0 Yes, but it is deliberately phrased in a bizarre way to make a point. Don't go using this type of construction. 0-

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