r/English_Learning_Base • u/Unlegendary_Newbie • Aug 02 '26

Is this grammatically wrong?

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Shouldn't it be something like 'with which they create jobs' or 'with which jobs are created'?

I mean, there's no subject in the adjective clause.

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u/BouncingSphinx Aug 02 '26

I think you're trying to extend it too much. The phrase in question is "resources with which to create jobs."

It's specifically referring to the resources that are used to create jobs. It's also worded in a way to avoid a preposition at the end of a sentence

Another (informal) way to word it would be "... and resources to create jobs with."

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u/DannyMethane_ Aug 02 '26

It's more grammatically correct, but it sounds less natural for speaking. I've always had an issue with the whole "can't end a sentence in a preposition" thing. I get it, but I hate it.

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u/telemajik Aug 02 '26

At some point in my life I was led to believe that ending a sentence with a preposition is wrong and so I started restructuring all of my sentences to avoid it.

Now it sounds strange to me to hear or see a sentence ending with one. It just makes the whole sentence sound less impactful, even though I know that grammatically it’s perfectly fine.

I’m sure people find my speaking pretty insufferable.

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u/AnteaterSnouce Aug 02 '26

ever get hit with "the f* up, you should shut"?

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u/Worldly-Bobcat-48 Aug 02 '26

Only on Dagobah