Prepositions - Can we end a sentence with a preposition?
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What are you waiting for? Jump right in and start swimming
Yes. It is perfectly fine to end a sentence with a preposition. It forms a more natural sentence structure. For instance: There is nothing to be afraid of. What are you thinking about? What are you preparing for?
It is acceptable in informal writing because in formal English we have to follow conventional rules of grammar.
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Yes, we can end a sentence with a preposition. sometimes students avoid ending a sentence with a preposition which results in very unnatural phrasing. For example: What are you preparing for? (It looks quite natural) For what are you preparing? (It does not look natural)
what are you preparing for?
Yes, it's fine to end a sentence with a preposition. The rules against this is in Latin Grammer.
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