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- 26-Nov-2011, 03:22 #1
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In, Out "He was out the building." "He was into the building."
The first one looks good. The second one seems suspect. Could the second one be okay after all?
- 26-Nov-2011, 05:33 #2
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Re: In, Out No. Neither are good.
Originally Posted by Nancyt 
"He was out of the building"; "He was in the building."
- 26-Nov-2011, 06:13 #3
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Teacher Re: In, Out " "He was into the building."
You use into normally with verbs of movements (run, go, walk, jump etc...) to indicate movement from the outside to the inside of a building or an environment.
He ran into the living room
He jumped into the water.
Normally BE is never followed by into except as a phrasal verb and its meaning totally changes then.
He is in the office. She is in the kitchen and so on...
I hope it helps
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