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Arzamas18 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

In there

Hello,

Let's assume we have the following sentence: Look for it in the cupboard, it should be in there.
What's a role of the preposition "IN" in this sentence and what would the difference be if it was omitted (...it should be there)?

Thanks in advance
  

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Arzamas18 Hello, Let's assume we have the following sentence: Look for it in the cupboard, it should be in there. it should be there)? Thanks in advance The first 'in' is, of course a preposition.

— Philip

  • Arzamas18 Hello, Let's assume we have the following sentence: Look for it in the cupboard, it should be in there.
  • it should be there)?
  • Thanks in advance The first 'in' is, of course a preposition.
  • 'in there' is, at my best guess, an adverbial phrase.
  • My answer to the other part of the question is that the second 'in' is redundant.
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Arzamas18Hello,

Let's assume we have the following sentence: Look for it in the cupboard, it should be in there.
What's a role of the preposition "IN" in this sentence and what would the difference be if it was omitted (...it should be there)?

Thanks in advance
The first 'in' is, of course a preposition. '
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Hi,

Let's assume we have the following sentence: Look for it in the cupboard, it should be in there.

A small, unrelated comment. The above is OK informally but, if you want to write more carefully, write it as -

Look for it in the cupboard. I
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Alone, there means at that place. So if you want to characterize the type of place more narrowly, you can add a preposition. In this case there just means that place.

there - at that place
in there - in that place [the place is a container or enclosure]
on there - on that place [the place is a surface]
below there, under there, above th
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Arzamas18Hello,

Let's assume we have the following sentence: Look for it in the cupboard, it should be in there.
What's a role of the preposition "IN" in this sentence and what would the difference be if it was omitted (...it should be there)?

Thanks in advance
Hi,

This is what I see:



Look for it (where?
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