Why is it bad to end a sentence with a preposition?
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Because the sentence structure police will get you. But really as long as it is in informal conversation it is ok. In business documents or something for school it better be correct.
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Grammar, like spelling, seems to be in a constant state of flux.  When I was going to school I was taught "yes, always."  However, I use a comma before "and" when I have a series that could mean two different things, only one of which I intend.  For example: I have two patterns, one of them is black and white and the other one is red and green.  I might state this as: "I have two patterns: black and white, and red and green."  Leaving out the comma before the "and" might lead one to believe that both patterns had all four colours.  (My apologies if that's not the best example, there are probably better ways to word that particular sentence which avoid the comma dilemma altogether, but I hope it gives you an idea of my meaning.)
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As a native speaker of English, I don't see a problem with "a found object." In fact, I believe the term "found object" is often used in the art world.\n\nIn fact, I cannot think of an example where a participle cannot be used with a noun. Participles, by definition, are adjectives, and thus can be paired with nouns.\n\nEdit: I don't think there's anything essentially wrong with saying "the built house," it is just fairly non-sensical. Of course it's a built house, otherwise it wouldn't be a house. Also, there is nothing gramatically incorrect about "the mentioned point," it satisfies the requirements of noun phrases, but simply doesn't make much sense. Mentioned where? There is simply not enough information. "The unmentioned point" is not only grammatically correct, but even makes sense by itself, so we can know that "the mentioned point" is at least grammatically viable, even though it may not be sensical.\n\nI think that's what this author is trying to get at. He is not trying to explain rules of grammar, but to create rules of usage, which cannot ever be absolute. Many past participles cannot be put before a noun, simply because the pairing usually doesn't make sense without some sort of adverb modifier, not because of any more fundamental reason.
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Often, but it doesn't have to, if that's what you're asking.\n\n"I saw him" ends with a pronoun.\n"I sleep" ends with a verb.\n"I slept yesterday" ends with an adverb.\n"The dog is big" ends with an adjective.\n\nSome people will tell you not to end a sentence with a preposition, but that's often a silly rule; "Whose house are you going to?" for example works for me.\n\nMost interjections are a "sentence" in themselves: "Aha!"\n\nYou would not end a sentence with an article or conjunction (unless using them as examples of words, rather than for their meanings: ""Historical" can be preceded by either "a" or "an""; "There will be no ifs, ands, or buts."
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It is always going to depend on the sentance, of course.  But in that particular one, I would personally replace the semi colon with a regular comma.  \n\nThen it would read like: "Nothing is truly difficult when done correctly, so you should be completely relaxed."
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Hate to say this, but Americans suck at English and won't even know what a verb, participle, or preposition are!!!\n\nGive an example of what you are talking about - then maybe someone will know.
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There's a lot of good things about suburban living.\n\nIt is not a question, it is a statement, ergo, you need to end it with a period and not a question mark.\n\nSome people think they need to correct there's a - not so, it is gramtically correct- and could also be said as There Are lots of or There are a lot of- but the sentence is Wrong only for the ? vs the . at the end.
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Bad grammar is definitely fatal.  I don't know how many people I have killed for poorly constructed sentences.  The people on here are very lucky I can't find their addresses.\n\nEnglish teachers will never get any respect.  Besides, we are the largest Spanish speaking country in the world.
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There NEVER was a rule against splitting infinitives. Years ago, somebody thought that because Latin infinitives can't be split (because they are a single word), that English infinitives can't be split. Some how this ridiculous idea caught on, and some teachers took up the cause.\n\nIt is not a rule. Never was a rule. Put the adverb wherever it will be most effective without adding ambiguity.\n\nCan you imagine this sentence without the split infinitive:\nYou can expect to more than double your earnings.
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A preposition is a word that links and shows a relationship between some part of the sentence (a noun, pronoun, or phrase) to another word in the sentence, called the object of the preposition.\n\nA prepositional phrase is made up of the preposition, its object, and any modifiers of that object.  The prepositional phrase can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb in the sentence.\n\nHere are some examples, with the prepositional phrases in all caps:\nThe man was standing BEHIND THE DOOR.\nIN THE GARDEN, there are many beautiful flowers.\nThe computer is ON TOP OF MY DESK.
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Prepositional phrases can function as an adverbial such as the case with:\n My brother works in an insurance company.\n                   or \nTo my suprise, the doctor phoned the next morning.\n\nI think you looking for prepositional adverbs. \n\n This is an adverb which behaves like a preposition with the complement omitted. \n\n A car drove past the gate. (past=a preposition)\n\nA car drove past. (past=a prepositional adverb)\n\nHope this is what you were looking for.
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This is similar to a very old example used in many grammar books to show the importance of punctuation to the meaning of a sentence. The original sentence was:\nA woman without her man is nothing (not "without a  man").\nDepending on where the punctuation is inserted, the sentence can have two different meanings:\nA woman, without her man, is nothing.\nA woman: Without her, man is nothing.
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There's two instances I can think of.  First is in a list of more than two items.  For example:  "I'm going out to eat on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday."  The other is when you have two complete sentences joined by "and".  For instance:  "I went to the hardware store, and I returned home."  If the second half is not a complete sentence, then don't use a comma:  "I went to the hardware store and returned home."
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This has to be an adverbial prepositional phrase, because it tells where they went.  "The students went" is the backbone of the sentence: "students" is the subject, and "went" is the verb.  Where did they go?  On a skiing trip.  \n\nThere are a few good questions to ask when you see a prepositional phrase.  If you can answer "when" or "how" then you know it is adverbial, because adverbs are words of time and they tell how something was done.  If your phrase is more descriptive, and cannot answer "when" or "how" then it is an adjective.  \n\nHope this helps.  Cheers, K (teacher 14 years)
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Why not simply do a web search????\n\nHere's one of many lists, and THIS one has 110 prepositions...\n\nhttp://www.testmagic.com/Knowledge_Base/lists/grammar/prepositions.htm\n\nI just don't get it... is it really easier to post here than to have just used a search engine in the first place?
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Just because you put a question mark at the end doesn't make it a sentence.  \n\nwhat are you trying to ask?
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yes, the punctuation is correct, however the sentence is very informal, so if it is for an essay I'd change it to make it more formal.