Usage of preposition and Omission
I have no money to buy it (with).
I need a pan to write with.
I need a paper to write on.
I have learned that prepositions are needed or can be omitted to make sense and then I was wondering if some preposition is omitted or it is a different rule in the sentence below?
He announced plans to solve the issue.
It is a technology to solve the issue.
Is 'with' or other preposition omitted at the end of the sentence, like He announced plans to solve the issue (with).
Or is there not any omission of prepositions like a way to solve it, time to go, etc?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
Top answer
Hans51 I need a p e n to write with. I need a piece of / some paper to write on. (probably) Hans51 He announced plans to solve the issue.
- Hans51 I need a p e n to write with.
- I need a piece of / some paper to write on.
- (probably) Hans51 He announced plans to solve the issue.
- While we write with a pen, and write on a piece of paper, we don't normally solve issues "with" plans, so there is no need for any "with" here.
- Also, "plan(s) to do something" is kind of a set pattern, and this pattern does not need "with" or any other preposition.
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Hans51I need a pen to write with.
I need a piece of / some paper to write on. (probably)
Hans51He announced plans to s
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