drag on

Can I use the verb like this: "The meeting was supposed to end at 11 o'clock but it dragged on/ dragged on until 12 o'clock."

Can I place "dragged on" at the end of the sentence?

Parla said:

I don't quite understand what you're asking, Gandalf. The sentence is fine, but with just one "dragged on".

Maybe Gandalf meant with or without the subject 'it' ? In which case both are fine.
The meeting was supposed to end at 11 o'clock but it dragged on until 12 o'clock
The meeting was supposed to end at 11 o'clock but dragged on until 12 o'clock.


Do you mean ending the sentence above with "dragged on", without the "until 12 o'clock"? Yes, you can do that.

However, if you want to include 'until 12 o'clock' you can't end the sentence with 'dragged on'.
You can't say, 'The meeting was supposed to end at 11 o'clock but until 12 o'clock it dragged on'👁 Cross :cross:

GandalfMB said:

The meeting was supposed to end at 11 o'clock but it dragged on.