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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

He goes back to. Is it right

Hi teachers,
Situation: Mr. White, a minute ago was in his car. Then, he realizes he has forgotten his cell phone.
According to the drawing the sentence is:
a) He goes back to the house.
b) He goes back into the house.
My attempt is letter 'a'.

Thanks in advance.

  

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"into" implies entry inside the building. "to" refers to movement to a location (entry inside the building may or may not follow, depending on context). I suppose (a) is the best fit for the picture, but, assuming this is from a test, it is not the greatest question ever written, in my opinion.

— GPY

  • "into" implies entry inside the building.
  • "to" refers to movement to a location (entry inside the building may or may not follow, depending on context).
  • I suppose (a) is the best fit for the picture, but, assuming this is from a test, it is not the greatest question ever written, in my opinion.
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"into" implies entry inside the building. "to" refers to movement to a location (entry inside the building may or may not follow, depending on context). I suppose (a) is the best fit for the picture, but, assuming this is from a test, it is not the greatest question ever written, in my opinion.
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Hi GPY,
Thanks for you reply and explanations.
GPYassuming this is from a test, it is not the greatest question ever written, in my opinion.
It is not from a test. It is part of a longer fictional narrative for beginners which I wrote. Someone else did the drawing and I was thinking which sentence will fit better. That's why I've asked. Now it's clear that l
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