Question about sentences
Dear all,
I would like to know which of the following sentences is correct.
He stuck his dagger onto the tree.
He stuck his dagger into the tree.
Thank you.
Top answer
They can both be right, but in different situations: He stuck his dagger into the tree. = He stabbed the tree with the dagger, point first, so that it was sticking in the tree at right angles. He stuck his dagger onto the tree.
- They can both be right, but in different situations: He stuck his dagger into the tree.
- = He stabbed the tree with the dagger, point first, so that it was sticking in the tree at right angles.
- He stuck his dagger onto the tree.
- = He attached the dagger on the tree, for example, by wedging it between two branches.
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They can both be right, but in different situations:
He stuck his dagger into the tree. = He stabbed the tree with the dagger, point first, so that it was sticking in the tree at right angles.
He stuck his dagger onto the tree. = He attached the dagger on the tree, for example, by wedging it between two branches.
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