A grammar has a rule absurd Which I would call an outworn myth: "A preposition is a word You mustn't end a sentence with!". From LearnThat.org. [Berton Braley (1882-1966)]
Some one once pointed out that the preposition is a dangerous thing. From Wordnik.com. [Survival At Stake, Our Individual Responsibilities] Reference
Hebrew preposition is prefixed to the name of the author and translated. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
A preposition is a fine word to end a sentence with but the “at” in “Where are you at?”. From Wordnik.com. [Where are you (at)? « Motivated Grammar] Reference
As the object of a preposition is a participle or gerund used?. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Grammar and Composition] Reference
Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word to end a sentence with. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-07-09] Reference
(Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word to end a sentence with.). From Wordnik.com. [Happy Catholic] Reference
Occasionally the preposition is the same, but the case it governs is different, e.g. From Wordnik.com. [A Grammar of Septuagint Greek] Reference
The first example doesn’t state that ending a sentence in a preposition is wrong, either. From Wordnik.com. [Where are you (at)? « Motivated Grammar] Reference
The preposition is a part of speech which is often wrongly used by some of the best writers. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak and Write Correctly] Reference
I would only add that sometimes a preposition is the only thing you can end a sentence with. From Wordnik.com. [We’re just simple folk at the Tea Parties] Reference
Sometimes the preposition is the same, but instead of a mere pronoun we have a phrase, e.g. From Wordnik.com. [A Grammar of Septuagint Greek] Reference
(That is, in relative clauses, and where the preposition is a real one and not a verbal particle.). From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol III No 3] Reference
In fact, I summarized it with “A preposition is a fine word to end a sentence with but the “at” in “Where are you at?”. From Wordnik.com. [Where are you (at)? « Motivated Grammar] Reference
A preposition is a word like "in," "on," placed before a noun or pronoun to indicate some relation between this and another word. From Wordnik.com. [A Complete Grammar of Esperanto] Reference
Your preposition is somewhat correct. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Krauthammer’s Amateur Sociology] Reference
The correct preposition is "por" though. From Wordnik.com. [Vote for Jesus?] Reference
The first person object of a preposition is "me.". From Wordnik.com. [aubade - French Word-A-Day] Reference
What does the word preposition mean?. From Wordnik.com. [First book in composition, applying the principles of grammar to the art of composing : also, giving full directions for punctuation : especially designed for the use of southern schools,] Reference
Supply a preposition and then tell what phrases modify. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
So, is the world-historic difference in the preposition?. From Wordnik.com. [The First ‘Pacific President’?] Reference
The exact preposition expressing this relation I do not happen to know. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers] Reference
A phrase introduced by a preposition is called a +Prepositional Phrase+. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
(Consult the dictionary for both the preposition and the accompanying word.). From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
In analysis restore the preposition to its usual place -- It is you that I speak. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
Instead of the preposition "je" we can also use the accusative without a preposition. From Wordnik.com. [The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians] Reference
The objective form of the Relative should be always used, in connection with a preposition. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak and Write Correctly] Reference
As already said (see Lesson 26), "je" is the only preposition which has no meaning of its own. From Wordnik.com. [The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians] Reference
Instead of "la" one can also say "l '" (but only after a preposition which ends with a vowel). From Wordnik.com. [The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians] Reference
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