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where he belonged to vs to where he belonged to

Both phrases are not correct in English. The preposition 'to' should not be repeated after 'belonged'. The correct form is 'where he belonged'.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 1267 views

where he belonged to

This phrase is not correct in English.

The correct form is 'where he belonged'. The preposition 'to' should not be repeated after 'belonged'.
  • This one wouldn't have if Metcalf had been where he belonged.
  • And Steve was finally where he belonged.
  • A t last he was returned to where he belonged.
  • All this time, I wondered why Kieran didn't have Sean interred, where he belonged, with the family.
  • They had shot him because he belonged to a union.
  • He was a stranger, but he belonged to the brotherhood.
  • He belonged to another girl, their previous lodger.
  • I did not know he belonged to the club.
  • And the world that he belonged to has nothing to do with me.
  • The time had come to look the devil in the eye and send him to hell where he belonged.
  • He was going back on the - on the road where he belonged.
  • He belonged to Green Beret Detachment B-11, the squad known as the Bloody Sabers.
  • He belonged to a branch of the Minbari warrior caste... who split from their government after the war.
  • He claimed he belonged to the famous Murong Clan.
  • He belonged to the slaughterhouse, not to the bull ring.
  • We know he belonged to the Lawyer's Guild.
  • That boy that killed those kids in the school yesterday... he belonged to my cousin's old lady.
  • Or this cult he belonged to?
  • He belonged to that magnificent, pathetic family of neurotics which is the salt of the earth.
  • The priest who was killed today, he belonged to a secret order pledged to stop Hecate.

to where he belonged to

This phrase is not correct in English.

The correct form is 'where he belonged'. The preposition 'to' should not be repeated after 'belonged'.
  • A t last he was returned to where he belonged.
  • This one wouldn't have if Metcalf had been where he belonged.
  • And Steve was finally where he belonged.
  • All this time, I wondered why Kieran didn't have Sean interred, where he belonged, with the family.
  • They had shot him because he belonged to a union.
  • He was a stranger, but he belonged to the brotherhood.
  • He belonged to another girl, their previous lodger.
  • I did not know he belonged to the club.
  • And the world that he belonged to has nothing to do with me.
  • The time had come to look the devil in the eye and send him to hell where he belonged.
  • He was going back on the - on the road where he belonged.
  • He belonged to Green Beret Detachment B-11, the squad known as the Bloody Sabers.
  • He belonged to a branch of the Minbari warrior caste... who split from their government after the war.
  • He claimed he belonged to the famous Murong Clan.
  • He belonged to the slaughterhouse, not to the bull ring.
  • We know he belonged to the Lawyer's Guild.
  • That boy that killed those kids in the school yesterday... he belonged to my cousin's old lady.
  • Or this cult he belonged to?
  • He belonged to that magnificent, pathetic family of neurotics which is the salt of the earth.
  • The priest who was killed today, he belonged to a secret order pledged to stop Hecate.

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