When you learn English Grammar “Try not to end sentences with prepositions.”

Try not to end sentences with prepositions.

Although this is not a hard-and-fast rule, many teachers hate it when you end sentences with prepositions such as “around,” “of,” “about,” etc. There is even a joke sentence that addresses this problem: “A preposition is a bad word to end a sentence with.” The sentence is a joke because the word “with,” of course, is a preposition!

To avoid this trap, simply rephrase your sentences.

These examples:

That bull is nothing to be afraid of.

You gave me something to think about.

could easily be rewritten to read:

There is no need to be afraid of that bull.

I will think about what you said.

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