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Never end a sentence with a preposition

One of the oldest zombie rules, this is a classic example of shoehorning English into Latin. In Latin, prepositions never follow the noun or pronoun they are paired with. The very word preposition means “place before.”

So in the late seventeenth century John Dryden revised his work to eliminate what are now called “stranded prepositions,” and his influence on the matter survives into this era.

But stranded prepositions are perfectly normal in English, and you need not strain to avoid them.

You can say, “What do you want this for?” and sound like a native English speaker.

Or you can say, “For what do you want this?” and sound like an utter prat.