The Preposition

In:

The main uses of in are to express:

1. Position or place:

The are twenty students in this room.

I was right in the middle of the crowd.

He lives in London.

Or, as an adverb:
Has the nine o'clock train com in yet?

Go in, don't wait outside.

2. Circumstances or condition:

In prison.          In the dark.         In good health.     In danger.

As an adverb: Is the fire in or has it gone out?

3. Dress, covering: She was dressed in silk.

4. Time:

In the morning .                     In the afternoon.
I began work here in January in the year 1940.

Into:

Of expresses

1. One of the possessive (genitive) forms:

The tail of the dog.      

The love of God.       

The tower of London.

2. Origin or authorship:

He was a child of poor parents.          The poems of Milton.

3. Measure, Quantity:

A yard of cloth.              

A pound of sugar.          

Some of that Cake.
 

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