"The dogs chased my cat out the back of my garden."
Should it be 'out of the back' instead?
Assuming it is supposed to mean that the cat was driven from the garden, yes, in careful English it should be "out of". In casual speech some people drop the word "of".
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Assuming it is supposed to mean that the cat was driven from the garden, yes, in careful English it should be "out of". In casual speech some people drop the word "of".