30.12.2011 · prepositions at the beginning of a question. Thread starter allthewayanime; Start date Dec 30, 2011; Status Not open for further replies. A. allthewayanime Guest. Dec 30, 2011 #1 Generally prepositions go at the end of the questions but there are some of them which actually start with prepositions, why is that possible?
Is it impossible to use about, on, for, at, in at the beginning? About what are you writing? (What are you writing about?) On what does this depend? (What does this depend on?) At where is he? (Where is he at?) For who are doing this? (Who are you doing this for?)
Questions with preposition · I played tennis with John. ⇒ Who did you play tennis with? (NOT With who did you …) · I work for a multinational company ⇒ What ...
Nov 27, 2009 · As cropje noted above, starting a question with a preposition may be not only good English, but very formal English. Here are some more examples: For what purpose have you come here? To whom was the package given? On which day of the week were you born? From whose office was the letter sent?
Ask the question on the word following the verb. I come from Australia. --> Where do you come from ? He is listening to music. --> What is he listening to ? Twitter Share. English exercise "Questions and prepositions" created by anonyme with The test builder. Click here to see the current stats of this English test.
Download PDF When a question word is the object of a preposition, the preposition usually comes at the end of the clause, especially in an informal style.
23.03.2016 · Nov 28, 2009. #7. I have never heard the claim that starting a question with a preposition is ungrammatical. However, many people have been taught the false rule that ending a sentence with a preposition is ungrammatical. If you adopt this as a rule, you will end up with questions formed like those in GWB's post #3.
Questions with prepositions at the end of the clause can be challenging for students. The word order of these questions is often different from the word order students use in their native language. This lesson makes students aware of these questions and also gives students the opportunity to practice using the structure.
01.08.2012 · In each of these examples, the second prepositional phrase modifies the object of the first preposition: Of the night modifies beginning, et cetera. And when these types of prepositional phrases — that is, those that are just modifiers and not parentheticals — come after the word and or but or so , there is no comma after those words before the prepositional phrases.
Questions with prepositions Write quuestions with prepositions ID: 1608817 Language: English School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) Grade/level: Basic 6 Age: 10+ Main content: Questions with prepositions Other contents: prepositions Add …
Questions with preposition We use questions with preposition when we ask about an element of the sentence that comes after a preposition. In questions with preposition we put the preposition at the end of the question (after the verb, or the verb + object if there is an object).
In particular, for verbs of motion, beginning the sentence with the preposition indicating direction of movement draws a lot of attention and emphasis to that motion. Sort of like camera shots that move quickly tend to engage movie viewers more strongly.
Questions with preposition We use questions with preposition when we ask about an element of the sentence that comes after a preposition. In questions with preposition we put the preposition at the end of the question (after the verb, or the verb + object if there is an object).
Aug 01, 2012 · When two prepositional phrases come at the beginning of a sentence, without regard to how long or short each is, there is usually a comma after the second one. …At the beginning of the night, we were… …After all of that, we were… …Before dark on the 19th, we were… …On Saturday after lunch, we were…
Apr 12, 2008 · Generally prepositions go at the end of the questions but there are some of them which actually start with prepositions, why is that possible? For instance: 'At what time do you come home?' 'In which month are we ?' The above are correct English, that's why it's possible. 0 5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type
This has been discussed millions of times I guess, however, I have noticed, in years, that not all prepositions can start a sentence but feel just fine at the end of it. My teacher never liked us placing a preposition at the end. She always tried to correct us, however, I always preferred placing a preposition at the end of a sentence.
Prepositions at the end of questions. When a question word is the object of a preposition, the preposition usually comes at the end of the clause, especially in an informal style. What are you looking for? (More natural than ‘For what are looking?’) Who is this present for? (For whom is this present? is extremely formal.) Who were you ...