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Teal lime Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

The coach took out the veterans and put in the rookies.

Please consider the following sentence:

The coach took out the veterans and put in the rookies.

My question is this:

Why is it "put in" and not "put on"?

Thank you.

  

Top answer

He put rookie players in the game. He put rookie players on the field.

  • He put rookie players in the game.
  • He put rookie players on the field.
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He put rookie players in the game.
He put rookie players on the field.

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