Is "into" always a preposition or can be a verb too?
1) The sheep pushes past the people and into the field.
2) The fire engine roars up the road and into the farmyard.

Isn´t any verb missing before the preposition “into” in the both sentences?

Thank you.

Question

Is "into" always a preposition or can be a verb too?
1)	The sheep pushes past the people and into the field.
2)	The fire engine roars up the road and into the farmyard.

Isn´t any verb missing before the preposition “into” in the both sentences?

Thank you.

Answer

Both "push" and "roar" are used as verbs of transit here. "Into" is also used with verbs of transit, and we already know there is movement in the sentence. No need for a verb before "into".

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In sentence 1 "pushes" is the verb and in sentence 2 "roars" is the verb.

The sheep pushes past... and into...
The fire engine roars up... and into...

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"into" is only a preposition.  It can NOT be a verb.

In your sentences, the verb has two prepositional phrases and is understood to apply to both.

1) The sheep pushes past the people and (pushes) into the field.  (pushes (A and B)  )

2) The fire engine roars up the road and (roars) into the farmyard.  (roars (A and B)  )

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