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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
To/into the house. What's the difference
Hi teachers,
What's the difference between these two sentences?
a) He goes back to the house.
b) He goes back into the house.
Thanks in advance.
What's the difference between these two sentences?
a) He goes back to the house.
b) He goes back into the house.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
He goes back to the house implies that he had gone some distance from the house and turned back. He goes back into the house doesn't require him to have gone any distance. He might have just been standing in the doorway and turned to go back inside.
- He goes back to the house implies that he had gone some distance from the house and turned back.
- He goes back into the house doesn't require him to have gone any distance.
- He might have just been standing in the doorway and turned to go back inside.
- Basically, to means he is going to the house, whether he enters or not, and into means he is going inside it.
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He goes back to the house implies that he had gone some distance from the house and turned back.
He goes back into the house doesn't require him to have gone any distance. He might have just been standing in the doorway and turned to go back inside.
Basically, to means he is going to the house, whether he enters or not, and into means he is going inside it
He goes back into the house doesn't require him to have gone any distance. He might have just been standing in the doorway and turned to go back inside.
Basically, to means he is going to the house, whether he enters or not, and into means he is going inside it
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ElanguestBasically, to means he is going to the house, whether he enters or not, and into means he is going inside itHi,
Thanks a lot. It's crystal clear now.
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