ANSWERED What is your opinion of the rule? Do you follow the rule or do you ignore it? Under what circumstances would you vary from your usual habit of following it or ignoring it?

Your answer should include justification for your opinion about following the rule or ignoring it.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is acceptable because the rule imposes undo restrictions on the English language. Sentences sound more like natural speech when constructed this way. There are times when moving the preposition forward would sound awkward, as Churchill's sentence shows.

Here are several examples of when you would follow the rule:

You are writing in a formal setting and moving the preposition earlier in the sentence doesn't sound awkward or pretentious. Example: "With whom did the king form an alliance?" would be a reasonable substitute for "Whom did the king form an alliance with?"
Sentences that sound bad or are colloquial with the preposition at the end. "Where's your house at?" The word at is not needed in this case. "What did you go and do that for?” The sentence would sound fine if you wrote, “Why did you do that?”

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Hamlet is often called a tragic hero who is torn between thought and action. why does he not kill claudius when he sees him in act iii, scene iii? why does he kill polonius in act iii, scene iv? how do these two actions affect your understanding of hamlet as a man of thought or a man of action? your answer should be at least 250 words.

(20 points) passage: this year will be a record-breaking year for storms 1it looks like 2012 will be a year for the record books. thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes have increased across the country. the storms' high winds and heavy rains are making history. early tornado and hurricane seasons 2in march, not usually a busy month for tornadoes, the south and midwest had a large number of twisters. warm weather made conditions ripe for the creation of tornadoes. on some days, twisters dropped from the sky by the dozen. 3hurricane season also came early. two tropical storms hit the southeast in may. two more strong storms followed in june. severe thunderstorms 4many states that have escaped tornadoes and hurricanes have had severe thunderstorms. these giant storms dumped several inches of rain and caused flooding across the northeast and midwest. 5the end of hurricane season is months away, and this year's storm count and rainfall amounts could leave 2011 in the dust. forecasters say the wet, windy weather might stick around until fall. labor day parade rained out 6there is no joy in green town, where the annual labor day parade was called off because of heavy rain. the town's mayor says the parade hasn't been rained out in fifty years. 7a strong band of thunderstorms hit green town on sunday. more than two inches of rain fell each hour. by monday morning, main street looked more like a creek than a parade route. mayor nora bell said she had to call off the parade. "the heavy rains have created a serious safety issue in green town," she said. 8the loss of the labor day parade is green town's second disappointment this summer. in may, the memorial day parade was also called off because of rain. "this must be one of the wettest summers in history," mayor bell said. 9according to the national weather service, mayor bell is right. this summer will break rainfall records in green town and across the country. question: who would obtain the most useful information from the passage? a) someone planning a holiday picnic. b) someone interested in documenting annual meteorological patterns. c) an advocate for the green town labor day parade. d) someone who wishes to do research on the alleged truth of the "global warming" phenomenon.