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Reply Wed 29 Aug, 2007 07:53 pm
He ran out of his car.

He ran from his car.

I believe that the first sentence is fine, but not the second. Am I right?

Many thanks.
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Thu 30 Aug, 2007 07:20 am
Most cars are not big enough to "run out of". You can run out of a train or an airplane, but not a car.

"He ran from his car" is correct.
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Yoong Liat
 
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Reply Thu 30 Aug, 2007 07:55 am
Noddy24 wrote:
Most cars are not big enough to "run out of". You can run out of a train or an airplane, but not a car.

"He ran from his car" is correct.


But "He got out of his car" is correct. Am I right?
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Thu 30 Aug, 2007 08:20 am
Yes, "getting out of a car" is plausible.
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Yoong Liat
 
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Reply Thu 30 Aug, 2007 08:24 am
Thanks.
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