Learn English – Went to or went into in a sentence

prepositions

Given: They looked for him in the forest.

Question: Where did they go in search of him?

Possible Answers:

1.They went to the forest in search of him.

2.They went into the forest in search of him.

If both are correct, what will be the difference between "to" and "into" in this sentence?

Best Answer

"They went to the forest" describes getting from where they were outside the forest to the edge of the forest.

"They went into the forest" describes moving from the edge of the forest to inside the forest.