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SpoonfedBaby Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Sentence ends with "about."

0 Hello, 02br
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00I have a sentence that ends with the prepostion "about." 02br
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00Have you bought the bottle of vinegar I asked ABOUT? 02br
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00How can I change my sentence to move elsewhere the word "about?" 02br
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00Thank you very much, 02br
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00Spoonfedbaby 0-
  

Top answer

0 Dear Spoonfedbaby, 02br 02br 00Shouldn't the preposition be "for"? 02br 00To ask about is to ask for information. 02br 00But you ask for something when you want to have that something.

— Goldmund

  • 0 Dear Spoonfedbaby, 02br 02br 00Shouldn't the preposition be "for"?
  • 02br 00To ask about is to ask for information.
  • 02br 00But you ask for something when you want to have that something.
  • " 02br 02br 00Kind regards, 02br 00Goldmund 0-
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0 Dear Spoonfedbaby, 02br
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00Shouldn't the preposition be "for"? 02br
00To ask about is to ask for information. 02br
00But you ask for something when you want to have that something. 02br
00Anyway, here's how you can move it: 02br
00"have you bought the bottle of vinegar about/for(?) which I asked ?" 02br
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0 Thank you very Goldmund for your answer. I took note of the mistake I made on the choice of the preposition I used. 0-
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