can you help me with one sentence?

Question

I am studying English myself. And I found a bit weird sentence.

'Your suggestion doesnt really solve my problem the way I wanted,but I think that is the best I can do now.'

In the 'solve my problem the way I wanted'. Is the preposition 'with' omitted? I think 'solve my problem with the way I wanted' is a right sentence.
If then, Does an English speaker frequently omit such a preposition?

Answer 1

No, you would not add the word with. It would make the sentence sound odd. It is perfectly fine the way you originally found it.

Answer 2

The "with" in this case would imply that the speaker had a set way that they wanted the problem to be solved.



What the speaker is saying in this case is that they wanted a better solution to the problem, but they'd use the other person's solution since they can't think of a better way to solve it.



Hope this is clear. But yes, we native English speakers tend to drop prepositions right and left.



Hope I helped!

Answer 3

The sentence is correct, just needs punctuation and minor grammar adjustments:



"Your suggestion doesn't really solve my problem the way I had hoped, but I believe that is the best I can do for now."

Answer 4

I would say "solve my problem in the way I wanted"

I don't speak for everybody, though