Do you feel a big difference between these two sentences?
Hello everyone.

I am reading about the prepositions that usually follow some verbs and I am not sure about the importance of memorizing them. I would like to ask you if you see a big difference between the next two sentences:

Please, add salt to the soup.

Please, add salt in the soup.

Thank you in advance.

Question

Do you feel a big difference between these two sentences?
Hello everyone.

I am reading about the prepositions that usually follow some verbs and I am not sure about the importance of memorizing them. I would like to ask you if you see a big difference between the next two sentences:

Please, add salt to the soup.

Please, add salt in the soup.

Thank you in advance.

Answer

The second one sounds really bad and natives don't use it.

Answer

They mean the same thing 
But I guess the first is more correct 
When eating or you taste the soup you say : Add salt to the soup. 
Because it's not salty enough. 
While preparing the soup : 
You can say add salt in the soup. As an ingredient for it oki.?

Answer

Add salt TO the soup :)

Answer

"to" as they say below.
But often  possible to avoid structures that need prepositions.
Please add some salt.  :) No preposition.
The soup needs salt.
A little more salt, please.
add to - normal
add this to the excellent answers below. :)

Answer

If you wanted to use "in", "put salt in the soup" sounds natural.

Answers · 7

Still haven’t found your answers?

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn a language from the comfort of your own home. Browse our selection of experienced language tutors and enroll in your first lesson now!