Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Into/in
Hello Teachers!
1.The thieves broke in through the back door.
2.The thieves broke into through the back door.
What is diffrence between two sentences?
Can I use "in" and "into" interchangeably?
Thanks.
1.The thieves broke in through the back door.
2.The thieves broke into through the back door.
What is diffrence between two sentences?
Can I use "in" and "into" interchangeably?
Thanks.
Top answer
Not interchangeable here, Hanuman, and the second sentence is incorrect. 'In' can be an adverb (as in #1) or a preposition, but 'into' is only a preposition, and requires its object: 2. The thieves broke into the house through the back door.
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Not interchangeable here, Hanuman, and the second sentence is incorrect. 'In' can be an adverb (as in #1) or a preposition, but 'into' is only a preposition, and requires its object:
2. The thieves broke into the house through the back door.
If you are speaking generally, 'in' and 'into' as prepositions are rarely interchangeable except in casual English, the former
2. The thieves broke into the house through the back door.
If you are speaking generally, 'in' and 'into' as prepositions are rarely interchangeable except in casual English, the former
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