..............Prepositions often confused............

In and Into.

In.

Don't say: Lucy spent all the day into her room.

 Say: Lucy spent all the day in her room.



Into.

 Don't say: Raymond came in the room and sat down.

 Say: Raymond came into the room and sat down.



"In" denotes position inside something, while "into" denotes motion or direction towards the inside of something.

Note: Always write preposition "into" as one word.





..............Miscellaneous examples............


The apostrophe (') misplaced with contractions.


Don't write: Did'nt, has'nt, is'nt, are'nt, etc.


 Write: Didn't, hasn't, isn't, aren't, etc.



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