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Prepositions · CEFR B2 · Confident
In everyday English the preposition stays at the end of the question. Moving it to the front is correct but sounds formal to the point of strange.
The shape
question word … verb + preposition?
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In Hindi
रोज़ की अंग्रेज़ी में preposition सवाल के आख़िर में रहता है। उसे आगे लाना बहुत औपचारिक लगता है।
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The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
To whom you are talking? | Who are you talking to? Everyday English leaves the preposition at the end and uses "who". |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Who are you talking to? is a CEFR B2 structure — the confident band — and it belongs to prepositions. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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