1. What are you talking about?
2. About what are you talking?
3. What are you turning on? (air conditioner)
4. On what are you turning?
Q) I intuitively know that #4 is incorrect while I think #2 is correct. Am I correct?
2. About what are you talking?
3. What are you turning on? (air conditioner)
4. On what are you turning?
Q) I intuitively know that #4 is incorrect while I think #2 is correct. Am I correct?
Gigilian NguyenWe can also use 2 and 4, but these alre formal forms, you can use them in formal writings.No, as far as common English goes, even at conversation level, # 2 and 4 are dreadfully incorrect. Don't use it.
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Who is she dancing with?
With who is she dancing with?<p>What are you looking for?</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">For what are you looking?</span></p>