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Sometimes, a sentence can end with a preposition. Read the sentence given below. The preposition ‘in’, ‘at’, and ‘for’ occur at the end of the sentence. This is acceptable in usage. This seat is no - English

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Sometimes, a sentence can end with a preposition. Read the sentence given below.

The preposition ‘in’, ‘at’, and ‘for’ occur at the end of the sentence. This is acceptable in usage.

This seat is not very comfortable to sit ______.

Fill in the Blanks

Solution

This seat is not very comfortable to sit in.

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