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Divide into or divide in?Grammar questions– conjugations, verb tenses, adverbs, adjectives, word order, syntax, etc. |
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You divide a number into another number.
You divide something into halves, thirds. You divide a square into triangles, or into rectangles. Or, you can divide a square in half. The first three are using into because there is a noun on both sides of the equation (both a divisor and a dividend are mentioned). The last sentence uses in because an adverbial prepositional phrase is used instead of a noun. I hope that makes sense. |
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