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Tamguatlay Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

put in

01. We've 01b00put in / put a02b00 lot of 01b00effort / efforts 02b00into developing this project.02br
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002. They believed they did not 01b00put in / put02b00 much 01b00effort / efforts02b00 in preparing for the test.02br
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00Should 'put' or 'put in' be used in both sentences? Could you explain why one and not the other words should be used?02br
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00Many thanks in advance.0-
  

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02br 00You are using 'in' twice in each sentence; in the first it doesn't work because it is redundant (with the 'in' of 'into'); in the second it is OK, because the 'in' in 'effort in doing' means 'involved with' . Do this:02br 02br 001. 02br 02br 002.

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  • 02br 00You are using 'in' twice in each sentence; in the first it doesn't work because it is redundant (with the 'in' of 'into'); in the second it is OK, because the 'in' in 'effort in doing' means 'involved with' .
  • Do this:02br 02br 001.
  • 02br 02br 002.
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00You are using 'in' twice in each sentence; in the first it doesn't work because it is redundant (with the 'in' of 'into'); in the second it is OK, because the 'in' in 'effort in doing' means 'involved with' . Do this:02br
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001. We've 01b00put a02b00 lot of 01b00effort 02b00in01u00to02u
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