Can "through" be replaced with "in" or "across" as a preposition"?

[rezaaa]

"My dog wreaked havoc through the house". Why is "through" used here as a preposition and not "in" or "across"?

[GoesStation]

"Through" is the wrong preposition and "wreak" is incorrect. Where did you find the sentence? Remember that you always have to tell us the source and, where possible, author of every quotation.

[teechar]

"My dog wreak havoc through the house".

That's ungrammatical; it's missing tense.

Why is "through" is used here as a preposition and not "in" or "across"?

We'll comment after you tell us the source. Please provide a link if possible.

[rezaaa]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglis...16/session-176

[emsr2d2]

The two written examples on that page are:

• Trump’s supporters wreaked havoc in the Capitol.
• The children’s party wreaked havoc on the restaurant.

Was the sentence about the dog in the video (which I didn't watch)?

[rezaaa]

The two written examples on that page are:

• Trump’s supporters wreaked havoc in the Capitol.
• The children’s party wreaked havoc on the restaurant.

Was the sentence about the dog in the video (which I didn't watch)?

Yes

[GoesStation]

Listen to the video again. Does the speaker perhaps say throughout?

[jutfrank]

To save members time, the exact sentence from the quiz is this:

Our new puppy has wreaked havoc through the house - it's a real mess!

The preposition through shows that the mess is in several different places in the house and not just one room.