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Why "split in to" doesn’t quite fit the bill

Reviewed and edited by

Anwar Kareem 15/10/2024, 06:46

English.me team member

What kind of error is it?

Split in to or split into. What's correct?

Grammatical error

Why do people make this mistake?

People often make this error because "into" is a preposition that is commonly confused with the phrase "in to". This confusion arises because "in to" occurs in English syntax when "in" is part of a phrasal verb and "to" is the beginning of a prepositional phrase.

What is correct?

"Split into" is the correct phrase when indicating division or transformation of something into parts or groups.

Examples of correct usage

The cake was split into eight pieces.
The team was split into two groups for the project.
She split the document into several sections.

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