Is the following question grammatically correct? "I have found a solution I am happy with." I've been told the word "with" is a dangling participle.
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2Isn't this rather a dangling preposition? – Christian Geiselmann Jul 26 '18 at 16:47
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2Possible duplicate of When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition? – FumbleFingers Jul 26 '18 at 16:57
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@ChristianGeiselmann: The technical term in syntax is a stranded preposition. And it doesn't produce ambiguity like a dangling participle, which needs a subject; prepositions don't have subjects. The stranding comes about from the relative clause, which moves a relative pronoun from its position as object of with, leaving with stranded at the end of the clause. Perfectly normal behavior in English; the only alternative is Pied-Piping, which is much more complex and formal: I have found a solution with which I am happy. – John Lawler Jul 26 '18 at 17:31
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It isn't a dangling participle, that is a rather different source of ambiguity.
Your critic may have been thinking of the "rule" that sentences should not end with a preposition. There is no such rule, so your sentence is fine.