Referring to content inside writing
Use “in” to point to information located within written material.
“In text” is common for location inside written material. “To text” usually belongs to the verb “text.” “Of text” appears in specific phrases such as “a page of text.”
Use “in the text” for information inside writing. “Text to + person” is a verb pattern. “Of text” is mainly used after quantity nouns such as “lines of text.”
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use “in” to point to information located within written material.
With the verb “text,” use “to” before the person receiving the message.
Use “of text” after words showing quantity or shape.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
“To text” is normally part of the verb infinitive.
✕ Information was found to text. ✓ Information was found in the text.“Of text” usually follows words like “page,” “line,” or “block.”
✕ The answer is of text. ✓ The answer is in the text.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. It commonly means inside a written document or passage.
Use it after quantity nouns such as “page of text” or “line of text.”
Usually no. It is normally the infinitive form of the verb “text.”
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