absorb

[Anonymous]

Hi,
Please check these sentences and correct them.
1. The children are absorbed/engrossed/devoted in playing internet games.
2. I've been so absorbed/engrossed/devoted in my work here I haven't even thought about it.
3. The kids were absorbed/engrossed/devoted in/into/by the splendid fireworks.
4. Absorption in chemistry is the taking up of one substance by another. For example, a gas such as oxygen may be absorbed, or dissolved, in/into water.
5. The power required to drive an automobile steadily at medium or high speeds is primarily absorbed in/into overcoming air resistance.
6. By the 3rd century AD, they [had been, was] virtually absorbed by/in/into Arab tribes.
7. Some contemporary anthropologists contend that a pure Ainu culture no longer exists, having been absorbed by/in/into the Japanese culture.
8. In 925 Alsace [was absorbed by/in/into, became part of] the Holy Roman Empire.
9. The region was absorbed by/in/into China during the Chin dynasty.
10. Organic nutrients in the soil are absorbed [through/by roots of plants, by/in/into plants].
11. In 1987 the undercapitalized People Express, which several years earlier had merged with Frontier, was absorbed by/in/into Continental Airlines. In that same year Continental also merged with New York Air.
Thanks a million.
Ann

[Rusty]

1. The children are absorbed/engrossed/ in playing internet games. (Devoted to).
2. I've been so absorbed/engrossed/ in my work here I haven't even thought about it. (Devoted to).
3. The kids were absorbed/engrossed/devoted in/into/by the splendid fireworks. (No. Absorbed/engrossed in watching the splendid fireworks).
4. Absorption in chemistry is the taking up of one substance by another. For example, a gas such as oxygen may be absorbed, or dissolved, in/into water. (OK).
5. The power required to drive an automobile steadily at medium or high speeds is primarily absorbed in/ overcoming air resistance. (Consumed is a better verb).
6. By the 3rd century AD, they [had been, ] virtually absorbed by//into Arab tribes.
7. Some contemporary anthropologists contend that a pure Ainu culture no longer exists, having been absorbed by//into the Japanese culture.
8. In 925 Alsace [was absorbed by//into, became part of] the Holy Roman Empire.
9. The region was absorbed by//into China during the Chin dynasty.
10. Organic nutrients in the soil are absorbed [through/by roots of plants, by//into plants].
11. In 1987 the undercapitalized People Express, which several years earlier had merged with Frontier, was absorbed by//into Continental Airlines. In that same year Continental also merged with New York Air.