pinguino03
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- Joined
- Dec 2, 2012
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- United States
- Current Location
- Costa Rica
Hello,
I am having a hard time explaining to my students when they should keep a preposition at the end of a question. For example:
Mike is from Boston.
Where is Mike from?
George is in the kitchen.
Where is George? (Definitely not Where is George in?-but why?)
Other examples:
John arrived at noon.
When did John arrive? (no preposition)
Alice waited for Sally.
Whom did Alice wait for? (here we keep the preposition. Why?)
Thanks so much!
Jill
I am having a hard time explaining to my students when they should keep a preposition at the end of a question. For example:
Mike is from Boston.
Where is Mike from?
George is in the kitchen.
Where is George? (Definitely not Where is George in?-but why?)
Other examples:
John arrived at noon.
When did John arrive? (no preposition)
Alice waited for Sally.
Whom did Alice wait for? (here we keep the preposition. Why?)
Thanks so much!
Jill