Learn English – “Act in a certain way” or “act a certain way”

grammarprepositions

When I should put "in" after the verb "act"?
I occasionally see some don't put "in" between "act" and "a certain way". Example:

  1. "But you must act in a certain way, so that you can appropriate what is yours."

  2. "We don't have to act a certain way."

Also I have a problem with using "the/this/that way" with "act", because some put "in" between them, however, others don't!

Best Answer

I believe that the proper phrase includes the preposition in. The word is often omitted, however, because its absence doesn't change the phrase's meaning.

You act in such a way, act in accordance to, etc.

Related Topic