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Dokterjokkebrok Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Sentence ending with preposition: bad style?

Hi

From the picture it will become clear what she is famous for.

Is it considered 'bad style' if this sentence ends with a preposition?



Thank you in advance!

Dokterjokkebrok

  

Top answer

Absolutely not. " Too unnatural.

— Anonymous

  • Absolutely not.
  • " Too unnatural.
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Absolutely not. I think 99% of native speakers would never say, "From the picture it will become clear for what she is famous." Too unnatural.
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In the past there were some debates about this, but it is now completely accepted (as anon said).

"This is the sort of English up with which I will not put." --- Sir Winston Churchill
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According to American Heritage, it was John Dryden who first started, in the 17th Century,the idea of not ending a sentence with a preposition. It became popular by the 18th Century and then became schoolbook law. Objection to the rule has a good base, in that many other Germanic languages are well known for the practice of final preposition. Exactly why Dryden objected to it, I'm not sure. B
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Philip Exactly why Dryden objected to it, I'm not sure.

My best guess is because it's called a pre-position, not a post-position.
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ferdis
Philip Exactly why Dryden objected to it, I'm not sure.

My best guess is because it's called a pre-position, not a post-position.

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ferdis
Philip Exactly why Dryden objected to it, I'm not sure.
My best guess is because it's called a pre-position, not a post-position.

Haha, can't argue with that. Smart thinking Ferdis.
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PhilipExactly why Dryden objected to it, I'm not sure.
I always thought it had to do with trying to force-fit English grammar into Latin grammar. Anyway, for those who are interested here is a site on the subject that seems fairly well researched and documented.
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