Grammar Entry 626 / 1011 60-second read

Into vs. In to

Motion versus separate prep + adverb.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

She turned her paper into the teacher.

✓ Correct

She turned her paper in to the teacher.

The ruleii

INTO = motion or transformation. IN TO = separate words.

INTO (one word) denotes movement inward or transformation. IN TO (two words) is "in" followed by a separate "to" (often as infinitive marker).

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Handed IN (to the teacher).

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