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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Wording--to do whatever he wants...
a. These Label Guns are Andrews to do with what he wants.
b. These lable guns are Andrew's to do whatever he wants with them.
c. These label guns are Andrew's to do what he wants with.
d. These label guns are Andrew's to do what he wants with them.
Which of these, if any, do you accept?
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b. These lable guns are Andrew's to do whatever he wants with them.
c. These label guns are Andrew's to do what he wants with.
d. These label guns are Andrew's to do what he wants with them.
Which of these, if any, do you accept?
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(A) is out, because you need the apostrophe after "Andrew" to indicate possession. (B) and (D) are out, because the "them" is redundant and sounds awkward. (C) is just fine, as would (A) be if you inserted that apostrophe.
- (A) is out, because you need the apostrophe after "Andrew" to indicate possession.
- (B) and (D) are out, because the "them" is redundant and sounds awkward.
- (C) is just fine, as would (A) be if you inserted that apostrophe.
- In spoken USA English, you could eliminate the "with," as long as the setting isn't formal.
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(A) is out, because you need the apostrophe after "Andrew" to indicate possession.
(B) and (D) are out, because the "them" is redundant and sounds awkward.
(C) is just fine, as would (A) be if you inserted that apostrophe.
In spoken USA English, you could eliminate the "with," as long as the setting isn't formal. "These label guns are Andrew's, to do what he wants."
(B) and (D) are out, because the "them" is redundant and sounds awkward.
(C) is just fine, as would (A) be if you inserted that apostrophe.
In spoken USA English, you could eliminate the "with," as long as the setting isn't formal. "These label guns are Andrew's, to do what he wants."
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The missing appostrophe in a is a typo.
The placement of the preposition with in a versus b is what troubles me. Is a preposition allowed to be placed before its object when fronted by 'what' (rather than that, which)?
The placement of the preposition with in a versus b is what troubles me. Is a preposition allowed to be placed before its object when fronted by 'what' (rather than that, which)?
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I'm not going on grammar rules here (I don't own or commonly consult such a book), so much as common useage and what sounds fluid or awkward. I would advise not worrying about placing "with" before its object; in fact, because there really isn't a prepositional phrase here (at least not with "with"), its more along the lines of "put up with" rather than, "go with them to the store." In other words
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