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erik19283
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 Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:02 am Post subject: Put in bed / put to bed |
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Hello,
Are both correct? I have a feeling that 1 is better than 2, if not the only one correct. Can anyone shed some light?
1) I put her in bed.
2) I put her to bed.
Thank you for your help. |
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advoca
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1) I put her in bed.
2) I put her to bed. |
Sentence 1 does not make much sense. You could say, I put her in the bed. but while this is grammatically correct it is not easy to see why you would want to put her in the bed or in a bed.
Sentence 2 is quite commonly used to indicate that you have put somebody (probably a child) to bed in order that she may settle down to sleep. |
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