[Grammar] inside (of) the box

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Which one is correct?

Put it inside the box.

Put it inside of the box.
 
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Kotfor said:
Which one is correct?

Put it inside the box.

Put it inside of the box.
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They are both correct but only the first is natural, even more natural would be "Put it in the box".
 
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