Continue at the End Ofa Sentence

Grablevskij

Most of my textbooks usually say: at the end of a sentence.

For example:
1) 'each' at the end of a sentence.
These oranges cost 25 pence each.

2) myself/yourself etc.
You can do it yourself.

3) a preposition:
Do you know the Tom is talking to?

And so forth.

What is the end of a sentence: before the adverbial modifiers or in the very end of the sentence, or both the ways are correct?

Michael

engee30

Most of my textbooks usually say: at the end of a sentence.

For example:
1) 'each' at the end of a sentence.
These oranges cost 25 pence each.

2) myself/yourself etc.
You can do it yourself.

3) a preposition:
Do you know the Tom is talking to?

And so forth.

What is the end of a sentence: before the adverbial modifiers or in the very end of the sentence, or both the ways are correct?

Michael

Sometimes it's the very end of a sentence, like it is in your first sentence with each. Sometimes, however, it is not exactly the end of a sentence:
Do you know who Tom is talking to? is fine, but if you wanted to put an adverbial, like now, it's the adverbial, and not the preposition to, that would go at the end of a sentence:
Do you know who Tom is talking to now?
Do you know who Tom is talking to so loudly? and other similar ones...
;-)

Grablevskij

Really?

These oranges cost 25 pence yesterday each.

Sounds clumsy to me.

Michael

engee30

Really?

These oranges cost 25 pence yesterday each.

Sounds clumsy to me.

Michael

Oh sorry Michael, you got me wrong.
As it is with a preposition at the end of a sentence, the same goes for each (and surely many others) as well; luckily, you yourself were able to notice that the sentence, These oranges cost 25 pence yesterday each, sounds really clumsy. It reads absolutely better like this:
These oranges cost 25 pence each yesterday.
It's all about what you want to end your sentence with, and how it works with other parts of the sentence. Sometimes it's just about the flow of a sentence.
:-|

Soup

What is the end of a sentence: before the adverbial modifiers or in the very end of the sentence, or both the ways are correct?

The very last word marks the end of the sentence:

These oranges cost 25 pense each .
These oranges cost 25 pense each yesterday .
These oranges cost 25 pense each yesterday, but only 20 pense today .

You can do it yourself .
You can do it yourself too .
You can do it yourself too ; I did . <two sentences>

Do you know who Tom is talking to ?
Do you know who Tom is talking to now ?
Do you know who Tom is talking to now on the phone ?

Grablevskij

What about the second example here?

What will it be like with tomorrow for instance?

Michael

Soup

What about the second example here?

What will it be like with tomorrow for instance?

Michael, the last word ends the sentence:

2) You can do it yourself tomorrow . < last word >

Grablevskij

Could anybody speculate on the position of the adverbial of place in this sentence:

Sue has a lot of friends, many of whom she was at school with.

I can place 'at school' before 'with', can't I?

Michael

Soup

Two positions:

1. ...many of whom she was with at school. :tick:
2. ...many of whom she was at school with. :tick:

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Note, a few, but not all, who subscribe to the traditional rules of grammar might find 2. awkward (but not ungrammatical) because it ends in a preposition.

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