"in" or "into" to help this sentence?

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1) For the first time, I went back to China and was allowed the opportunity to see what type of environment I could have been raised into.

2) For the first time, I went back to China and was allowed the opportunity to see in what type of environment I could have been raised.

I initially had the first example and someone told me to change it to the second one. Any ideas?

I think "in"is the better preposition. And I would not worry about the preposition-ending rule for that sentence. — shawnt00, Nov 30 '15 at 00:21

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 01 '15 at 03:50

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As Tom Au explains, "in" is the better preposition.

Your first sentence is much clearer than the second sentence. The second sentence is very confusing, so it is worse.

It is OK to end a sentence with a preposition -- even in formal writing.

I might say:

I went back to China for the first time. I got a chance to see what type of environment I could have been raised in.

answered Nov 01 '15 at 03:50

Jasper

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"OK" is informal. "Acceptable" is acceptable in formal writing. – Jasper Nov 01 '15 at 03:51

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 01 '15 at 02:06

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One is raised "in" China.

One goes "into" China.

That's the difference.

answered Nov 01 '15 at 02:06

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 01 '15 at 00:09

The second sentence is correct—the correct preposition to go with raise here is in, not into. A preposition should not be at the end of a sentence in formal written English, but in a colloquial context the preposition can be placed how you did originally.

"in" or "into" to help this sentence?

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