I have a question concerning this question:
1. Do you work with people that are hard to get along with? The preposition "with" makes this sentence seem awkward and incorrect to me; however when I produce this question:
2. Do you live with people (roommates) that you work with (co-workers)?
This sentence (2), for some reason seems (intuitively) correct to me... Isn't it? And it is following the same structure as 1. My question is "how do I know that a question that ends in a preposition is grammatically correct like the above?" Is there a mapping process to check its correctness?
Please let me know.
It is not wrong to end any sentence with a preposition. That said, both your sentences can be changed to put the preposition in the "pre" position:
Do you work with people with whom it is hard to get along?
Do you live with people with whom you work?
None of them is more "correct" than the others, but the ones that end in a preposition are more natural.
apatzinguensehow do I know that a question that ends in a preposition is grammatically correct like the above?
Make a sentence with the relative clause, placing the antecedent in it after the preposition. If that's grammatical, your sentence should be all right.
Do you live with people that you work with?
You work with (these) people. OK.
Sometimes you may need to get creative to get the preposition out of the final position:
Do you work with people that are hard to get along with?
(These) people are hard to get along with. OK.
Getting along with (these) people is hard. OK.
CJ
Thanks.
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