>> Whether it ends in a preposition or not is irrelevant to whether the
>> sentence makes sense. The reason "The apple was beside." doesn't make
>> sense is not because it ends in a preposition, but because there is some
>> part missing from it. I could easily have said "I moved the box that the
>> apple was beside." and that would be fine.
>
> Yes, that would be fine, because you've defined the object.

That sounds a much better "rule of thumb".

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