Must include prepositions?

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Hi. I happen to think the prepositions are needed for the phrases below. I am sorry for not providing you with complete sentences. I hope you will be able to help me without complete sentences.

1. the road he travels (on??)

2. a place for people to live (in??)

3. the path you walk (on??)

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

These phrases do not need prepositions if they are used proprerly. Example

1) The road he travels is farther north.

2) A place for people to live would be a good start.

3) The path you walk to school is under construction.

Anonymous · Answer

Hi. Thank you. Can you please tell me what you think about what I said below for nos. 2 and 3?

You wrote:

These phrases do not need prepositions if they are used proprerly. Example

1) The road he travels is farther north.

2) A place for people to live would be a good start.

3) The path you walk to school is under construction.

I think for no. 2, these are pretty much saying/mean the same thing, although I think yours is what most people write:

Your sentence: A place for people to live would be a good start.

Putting a preposition in: A place for people to live in would be a good start.

Changing a word: A place for people to inhabit would be a good start

I think for no. 3, although your sentence seems correct, I think another correct sentence (maybe/perhaps - a better sentence?) would be the one below your sentence. I think yours is more idiomatic, though.

Your sentence: The path you walk to school is under construction.

A better version (I think): The path you take to go to school is under construction.

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