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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

hide in / into

Can I say,

(a) One day during school recess, Ah Meng saw a boy trying to hide a book in / into the

shirt in the library. At the shocked of the moment, he was angry because of his bad

behaviour.
  

Top answer

>he was angry because of his bad behaviour This is soooh moralistic and trite >At the shoc ked of the moment This is wrong.

  • >he was angry because of his bad behaviour This is soooh moralistic and trite >At the shoc ked of the moment This is wrong.
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>he was angry because of his bad behaviour

This is soooh moralistic and triteEmotion: wink

>At the shoc
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Why? do you think that is trite?

How do I correct it?

I got another question.

(a) Ali saw a boy trying to hide a book inside the shirt.

Is that correct?
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Use
hide in/under his shirt
not into.

Into is used for verbs of motion. Hide isn't quite such a verb.


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(a) One day during school recess, Ah Meng saw a boy trying to hide a book in the

shirt in the library. At the shocked of the moment, he was angry because of his bad

behaviour.

Anyone can help me correct it? Thanks!!

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