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1. Some verbs, like "to face up to", have unnecessary prepositions (highlighted). For more succinct sentences, omit the prepositions. Examples:  I cannot face up to this problem.
 / I cannot face this problem.
 (Both are grammatically correct, but the second version is more succinct. The prepositions "up to" do not add anything.) Try this new garlic dip
out. / Try this new garlic dip.
Heat the soup up.
/ Heat the soup. Give up the chase.
/ Give the chase.
(Often, the preposition is required. These two versions have different meanings.) She will not stand
for shoddy work.
/ She will not stand shoddy work. Where are you going
to? / Where are you going?
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What are prepositions? Ending a sentence in a preposition The object of a preposition |