Question

The paper want _____the garbage can.(insert the correct preposition of direction )​

Answer 1

Answer:

Correction:

Change 'want' to 'went' (it's past tense).

⇒ The paper went into (or inside; possible alternative) the garbage can.

What is a preposition?

Any member of a class of words found in many languages that are used before nouns, pronouns, or other substantives to form phrases functioning as modifiers of verbs, nouns, or adjectives, and that typically express a spatial, temporal, or other relationship, as in, on, by, to, since.

The term "into" can be used as an adjective or a preposition.

As a preposition, "into"  means:

• toward or in the direction of.
• to a point of contact with; against.
• used to indicate insertion or immersion in.
• used to indicate entry, inclusion, or introduction in a place or condition
• to the state condition, or form assumed or brought about
• to the occupation, action, possession, circumstance, or acceptance of.
• used to indicate a continuing extent in time or space
• used to indicate a number being divided by another number

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Answer 2

Answer:

the paper went into the garbage can