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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

inside/into

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00What is the difference between two as preposition?02br
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00When do we use inside or into?0-
  

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1i00Inside02i00, like 01i00in02i00, refers to a position in space: 01i00I live in / inside a cardboard box.02i02br
01i00Into02i00 refers to action or movement: 01i00I moved into the box in 1997.02i0-
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0Hello Sir (Mr.M.M)02br
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001. I put the present inside the box.02br
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002. I put the present into the box.02br
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00Which one is correct?02br
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00"put" indicate a movement , so ( 2 )may be correct?0-
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0Ah, I see what you are getting at, Hanuman. Well, I'd indeed call #2 the correct one, but the fact of the matter is that native speakers are not careful at all to distinguish the differences I indicated above, and I imagine that there is also considerable confusion between prepositions and adverbs:02br
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01i00Get in the car!02br
00I put it in the box.
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