SatyrSack@lemmy.one to Chevron 7@lemmy.world · 3 months agoYou need to study your grammar, sonfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down12
arrow-up167arrow-down1imageYou need to study your grammar, sonfiles.catbox.moeSatyrSack@lemmy.one to Chevron 7@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarealexc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoI think it’s more technically correct as “of whom are you afraid” as you should not end a sentence with a preposition. Then again, I’m a software engineer so perhaps not.
minus-squarehakase@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-23 months agoEnding sentences with prepositions is something up with which I will not put!
minus-squarecordlesslamp@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months ago“Of her, I am afraid.” Great, now I’m sounds like Yoda.
minus-squareScrollerBall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoIt’s fine to end a sentence with a prepositional or phrasal verb. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/end-sentence-preposition/
I think it’s more technically correct as “of whom are you afraid” as you should not end a sentence with a preposition.
Then again, I’m a software engineer so perhaps not.
Ending sentences with prepositions is something up with which I will not put!
“Of her, I am afraid.”
Great, now I’m sounds like Yoda.
It’s fine to end a sentence with a prepositional or phrasal verb. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/end-sentence-preposition/