included
v.v. to have something as a part of a group or a list. You use this when you want to say that something belongs inside a larger whole.
v. to contain as part of a whole; to incorporate into a group, set, or category. Transitive — requires a direct object.
The price of the room included breakfast.
The tour guide made sure that everyone was included in the group photo before we left the park.
The final report included several appendices that detailed the raw data collected during the three-month field study, providing transparency for the stakeholders.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. In the passive voice, it is often followed by the preposition 'in'.
The price includes of taxThe price includes taxInclude is a transitive verb and takes its object directly without the preposition 'of'.