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- adjective Without a
preposition or prepositions.
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Examples
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If you find sentence-final prepositions to be worth avoiding, I can’t see why you wouldn’t switch to these prepositionless alternatives.
The no-final-prepositions rule: Not even half right. « Motivated Grammar 2010
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If you find sentence-final prepositions to be worth avoiding, I can’t see why you wouldn’t switch to these prepositionless alternatives.
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If you find sentence-final prepositions to be worth avoiding, I can’t see why you wouldn’t switch to these prepositionless alternatives.
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If you find sentence-final prepositions to be worth avoiding, I can’t see why you wouldn’t switch to these prepositionless alternatives.
The no-final-prepositions rule: Not even half right. « Motivated Grammar 2010
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