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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Where do they get their food from?

I believe both of the following sentences are correct. But the second one is not very idiomatic. Am I right?

1: Where do they get their food from?
2: From where do they get their food?
  

Top answer

Both are fine. The second is common in formal English.

— Mister Micawber

  • Both are fine.
  • The second is common in formal English.
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Both are fine. The second is common in formal English.
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The second avoids using a proposition as the last word in the sentence, and although this is supposed to be better, it is fairly commonly known that this idea (that one should not end a sentence in a preposition) was based on Latin (where this does not happen), and hence, is not considered an absolute necessity.
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Thank you for the information, anon.
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