On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:59:59 +0100, scott wrote:

>>> 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".

It's what I've been saying all along.

Jim

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