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Hi, I'm Daphne, and welcome to this lesson.
In this lesson, we will be learning about in versus into.
So let's start with in, which usually we use for a location or a position.
So here I wrote out when you would use in.
So you use in when you mean that a person, place, thing, or animal is located inside a specific location, inside something or a location.
So here are some examples written out, and there are definitely more examples than what's on the board, but these are just a couple that I wrote out.
So the first example we have is, "The toys are in the box." So the toys, they are located in the box.
So their position, their location is inside the box.
So usually, you might put them somewhere, and in this case, in the box.
Next we have, "She is in the classroom." So where is her location?
In the classroom.
So she is inside the classroom.
So maybe you're asking where your friend is.
"Oh, she is inside the classroom." Next we have, "He lives in New York." So this location is bigger, and where is that location?
New York.
So he lives in New York.
I currently live in Japan.
You might live in a different country, or you might also live in Japan.
Next we have, "I was already in the stadium." So maybe you for a baseball game, meet up outside, so you could say, Then we have this example right here, which says, "She was in the hospital for a week." So where is her location, position?
The hospital.
So she was in a hospital for a week.
Hopefully that never happens to you, but I've had to stay in the hospital for a little over a week, because I had appendicitis, unfortunately.
That is very painful.
But over here, what we have written out with this little star is just something to keep in mind, which is in, you can use to also indicate something that rests within an object or an idea.
So in this case, the example I have written is the key lies in understanding So the idea is the key lies in the idea of understanding her true motivations.
You might also have an example like the value lies in.
So the value lies in how well you complete the assignment, for example.
So that's another way that you can use in.
Next, we will move on of into.
So into usually is used for movement, change.
So for example, what I have written on the board here to explain that is, you use into to talk about the movement of something.
So in, it's in this case right here, the example, the toys are in the box.
It's not moving.
They are just inside the box.
But maybe you want to put your toys into the box, so the toys are moving, going towards the box, inside the box.
Okay, now simply we use into to talk about the movement of something.
written out.
So he came into the room.
So in this case, he is walking, going into the room.
So that's the movement.
He came into the room.
Next we have, the pool.
So the movement is jumping into the pool.
So maybe you're at a pool party and you want to get wet, so into the pool.
Next we have, "The caterpillar turned into a butterfly." So that is some kind of change.
So the caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
So the movement, the change that is happening is the caterpillar is now becoming a butterfly.
Then we have this example: "She walked into the store." So maybe you are going grocery shopping, so she walked into the grocery store.
Then we have, "He dived into the water." So maybe he's at the beach, and then he sees somebody drowning, so he So here, the difference between into versus in, in, In, this is not moving.
It's just in a specific location.
So for example, the toys are in the box.
They are inside the box.
But if there is movement, you can say, "I am putting the toys into the box." So they are moving into the box.
So that's why into usually is used for movement or some kind of change.
So we can also use into to signify So some of the examples I have here, number one being, "He's really into her." So this shows that he has interest, enthusiasm for, about her.
So he's into her.
Or maybe you could say, "She's really into jazz." That means that she's very much interested in jazz music.
"She likes jazz music." "She has enthusiasm for jazz music." So she's really into jazz.
Or, "I'm into reading a lot these days." So lately I have been reading a lot of books, so my interest is reading books.
So I'm into reading a lot of books.
And again, into as a change or someone, so similar to or like this butterfly caterpillar example.
So, "He changed into his uniform." So the change that is happening is his outfit.
So maybe he is going to work or going to school, so he changed into his uniform.
Then we have this example: "They cut the pizza into eight slices." So the change that is happening here is the state of the pizza.
So initially, when you bake a pizza, it's usually in a big, big pie like this.
So then they will cut it into slices.
So in this case, they cut the pizza into eight slices.
You can cut a cake into eight slices, into six slices, however many slices you'd like.
So that's a change.
It's going from one state to another.
So the pizza as a whole into slices, or the cake as a whole into slices.
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Okay, for the rest of our lesson on this side of the board right here, there are cases So they really have the same meaning, essentially.
So some of the examples I have written out here are, "Her phone fell in the river." So her phone is essentially moving, falling, and it fell in the river.
So it has a very much similar meaning to, "Her phone fell into the river." So her phone is moving, falling into the river.
So sometimes people like to use these interchangeably.
There are very small nuance differences, but in general, if you said either sentence, people would understand what you are saying.
So the next example I have is, "Can you put the milk in the fridge?" So you're putting, moving, the milk from outside of the fridge to inside the fridge.
So can you put the milk in the fridge?
Can you put the eggs in the fridge?
And some other people might say, "Can you put the milk into the fridge?" So again, there is movement.
The milk is going from outside of the refrigerator to inside the refrigerator, so into the fridge.
And people might say either one, and they essentially mean the same thing.
So that's important to keep in mind.
So another thing that is important to keep in mind is just the difference between "into" as a preposition, so one word, "into," each other, but they sound very similar, but have a different meaning.
So the example I have written on the board is, "I dropped in to say hello." So that sounds like you are using "into" as a preposition, but they are actually two separate words that are next to each other, but not the word "into." So "I dropped in" is the phrasal verb, and then to is part of the infinitive of to say.
So you have the sentence, "I dropped in to say hello." And it is not, "I dropped into say hello." That is incorrect.
So please keep that in mind.
And the last little section I have here is just a quick comparison of in versus into.
So the first sentence says, "She's gone for a walk in the garden," which means she is inside the garden walking.
So she's gone for a walk in the garden.
Then we have, "She walked into the garden," which means that she went from not being to entering the garden.
So she entered the garden.
That's why we say she walked into the garden.
So these are just some differences, and again, hopefully you learned how to use in versus into.
So in is for a location or a position, so it's not necessarily moving.
So the toys are in the box.
Uh, into is some kind of movement or change.
You are putting your toys into the box.
He came into the room, or maybe in uh a change, we have the caterpillar turned into a butterfly, or you are translating this English text into Spanish, so it's going from being in English to Spanish.
in versus into.
So hopefully you enjoyed today's lesson, and I will see you all next time.
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