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Dear teachers and members:
1°) As stated by books and the internet as well, INTO means moving toward inside, and IN means being inside, but I have observed that whether INTO and IN are particles of a phrasal verb or not, INTO takes a direct object with it. INTO is only used with transitive verbs; otherwise IN is either used with transitive or intransitive verbs.
a) I saw him when he walked into the convenience store.
b) I saw him walking into the convenience store.
c) I saw him when he walked in.
d) I saw him walking in.
e) He shot her as she was getting into the car.
f) He shot her as she was getting in.
g) They were in the garage.
h) They ran into the garage.
2°) In the following sentences IN and TO are grammatically different parts of speech; IN is part of the phrasal verb used in the below sentences, TO is a preposition connecting the predicate with the clause, which is also part of the clause; at the same time, the connected predicate is the object of the preposition TO.
i) The thief turned in to the police.
j) The government won't give in to the demonstrators demmands.
3°) Ultimately, Can IN take a direct object with it?
1°) As stated by books and the internet as well, INTO means moving toward inside, and IN means being inside, but I have observed that whether INTO and IN are particles of a phrasal verb or not, INTO takes a direct object with it. INTO is only used with transitive verbs; otherwise IN is either used with transitive or intransitive verbs.
a) I saw him when he walked into the convenience store.
b) I saw him walking into the convenience store.
c) I saw him when he walked in.
d) I saw him walking in.
e) He shot her as she was getting into the car.
f) He shot her as she was getting in.
g) They were in the garage.
h) They ran into the garage.
2°) In the following sentences IN and TO are grammatically different parts of speech; IN is part of the phrasal verb used in the below sentences, TO is a preposition connecting the predicate with the clause, which is also part of the clause; at the same time, the connected predicate is the object of the preposition TO.
i) The thief turned in to the police.
j) The government won't give in to the demonstrators demmands.
3°) Ultimately, Can IN take a direct object with it?
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