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Onelook Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Shove in or into?

When do we use in instead of into and when do we use into instead of in?


"I shoved my pencil into the hole"

"I shoved my pencil in the hole"

"I shoved my pencil in the book"

"I shoved my pencil into the book"


Are these sentence correct?

  

Top answer

These are interchangeable. The four given sentences are all okay. "Into" is used when more emphasis is desired.

— Anonymous

  • These are interchangeable.
  • The four given sentences are all okay.
  • "Into" is used when more emphasis is desired.
  • "
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These are interchangeable. The four given sentences are all okay. "Into" is used when more emphasis is desired.


"I shoved my pencil in the hole, trying to see if there was anything in there."

"I did feel something in there and so I shoved my pencil into the hole hard to try to skewer it."

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