Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
- "Do not wish for something more than you work for."
I'm pretty sure that the following separate sentences are correct, but it somehow sounds somewhat weird when put together:
- Do not wish for something.
- Owning a house is something to work for.
I think that I'm confused because you can stress "Do not wish for something more" while you should stress "Do not wish for something" and "more than you work for".
Best Answer
You're missing a word:
"Do not wish for something more than you work for it."
The issue here is that "wish for something" and "work for (it)" are essentially independent clauses, and the "for" after "work" has to refer to something in the same clause.
(Some people will tell you you can't finish a sentence with a preposition, but this is not true. However, the preposition does have to point to a noun or phrase somewhere.)