043 stranded prepositions auxiliaries
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Prof. Francisco Zabala – 2014
Adapted from Prof. Mónica Terluk
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Stranding
Stranded Prepositions
Complete the questions and answer B for the following sentences based on the example below.
Make sure your sentence ends in a stranded preposition. Then, transcribe ALL the sentences.
1. What are they waiting for?
a. They’re waiting for the manager.
b. It’s the manager (that) they’re waiting for.
2. What_____________________________________________________?
a. Patricia dreams of starting her own company.
b. Starting her own company ______________________________.
3. Where____________________________________________________?
a. My grandmother came from Germany.
b. Germany ____________________________________________.
4. What______________________________________________________?
a. My daughter is looking at that gorgeous Persian carpet.
b. That gorgeous Persian carpet ____________________________.
Stranded Auxiliaries
Rewrite the following sentences so that they contain a stranded auxiliary verb. If there are two
sentences, join them into one. Then, transcribe ALL the sentences.
1. I am really young. You aren’t so young, Ian.
a. I’m younger ________________________________________ .
b. You aren’t as _______________________________________ .
2. The weather is good today. It wasn’t so good yesterday.
The weather is much better ___________________________ .
3. Vanessa works hard. The other students work hard.
a. Vanessa works as hard as _____________________________ .
4. The Greeks were really creative. The Romans weren’t so creative.
a. The Greeks ________________________________________ .
b. The Romans weren’t as _______________________________ .
