The difference between ‘in’ and ‘Inside’

Finished watching the lesson, now it’s time to take a test to see how much have you learned from this lesson.

1. There’s nothing ______ the box, it’s empty.

 In

 Inside

2. The bird is flying _____ the sky.

 In

 Inside

3. The other bird is _______ the cage.

 In

 Inside

4. The medicine is ________ the syringe.

 In

 Inside

5. She looked at me directly ______ the eye.

 In

 Inside

6. She put the money ________ the envelope.

 In

 Inside

7. I am not _____ the village now.

 In

 Inside

8. The fire ______ the stove is really hot.

 In

 Inside

9. The lady is ____ her mid- twenties.

 In

 Inside

10. There are six horses ________the barn.

 In

 Inside

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Question 1 of 10

In this lesson, you will learn the difference between ‘in’ and ‘inside’. They cannot be used interchangeably.

In:

In is used in general in the context, to be at a place or participate in something. It does not always mean that you are confined to walls.

• Example: I am in the group. (participate in the group)
• Example: We are in China. (not ‘inside’ as you are not confined to walls)
• Example: The students stood in a circle. (formed a circle)
• Example: The jacket comes in four sizes. (available in 4 sizes)

Inside:

Inside is used when you say something is physically enclosed or confined to a barrier.

• Example: The clothes are inside the wardrobe. ( the clothes are confined to the walls of the wardrobe)
• Example: The books are inside the drawer. (physically enclosed)
• Example: The students stood inside the circle. (they were inside the boundaries of the circle drawn on the ground)
• Example: The mobile is inside the pocket.