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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Fill in

Sir,

1.I fill in the blank.





2.We breathe in Oxygen.


"in" is here an adverb or preposition?



Thanks.
  

Top answer

If we separate "in" from the noun phrase, and the resulting sentence is grammatical (as in 1. ), then "in" functions as an adverb: 1. I fill the blank in.

— Casi

  • If we separate "in" from the noun phrase, and the resulting sentence is grammatical (as in 1.
  • ), then "in" functions as an adverb: 1.
  • I fill the blank in.
  • 2.
  • We breathe oxygen in.
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If we separate "in" from the noun phrase, and the resulting sentence is grammatical (as in 1. and 2.), then "in" functions as an adverb:

1. I fill the blank in.
2. We breathe oxygen in.
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