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Tuongvan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Into 3 years
Dear teachers,
Could you possibly help me understand the structure in bold type below?:
-Two years into its operations, the company was rated "the fastest growing"
- Palestinian militants sent a deadly barrage of missiles flying deep into Israel on Monday, demonstrating that Hamas still had firepower three days into Israel's punishing air offensive in Gaza.
Thank you in advance
Could you possibly help me understand the structure in bold type below?:
-Two years into its operations, the company was rated "the fastest growing"
- Palestinian militants sent a deadly barrage of missiles flying deep into Israel on Monday, demonstrating that Hamas still had firepower three days into Israel's punishing air offensive in Gaza.
Thank you in advance
Top answer
Into is a preposition, here ' used to indicate a continuing extent in time or space: lasted into the night; far into the distance'. offensive.
- Into is a preposition, here ' used to indicate a continuing extent in time or space: lasted into the night; far into the distance'.
- offensive.
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Into is a preposition, here 'used to indicate a continuing extent in time or space: lasted into the night; far into the distance'.
The meaning of the phrases you have bolded are:
2 years into its operations = 2 years after the start of its operations
3 days into...offensive = 3 days after the start of...offensive.
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Into is a preposition, here 'used to indicate a continuing extent in time or space: lasted into the night; far into the distance'.
The meaning of the phrases you have bolded are:
2 years into its operations = 2 years after the start of its operations
3 days into...offensive = 3 days after the start of...offensive.
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