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Standalone Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Choose grammatically incorrect sentence formation and give reason/explanation
He went outside the house/country.
He went out of the house/country.
He is outside the house/country.
He is out of the house/country.
He went out of the house/country.
He is outside the house/country.
He is out of the house/country.
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Hello, standalone - and welcome to English Forums. All 4 of your sentences are fine.
- Hello, standalone - and welcome to English Forums.
- All 4 of your sentences are fine.
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Hello, standalone - and welcome to English Forums.
All 4 of your sentences are fine.
All 4 of your sentences are fine.
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Mister MicawberHello, standalone - and welcome to English Forums.So did I think.
All 4 of your sentences are fine.
Longman's Dictinary of Common Errors says it is incorrect: "he went outside the country". Accordingly, it should be: "he went out of the country".
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No, Longman's is being prescriptive. There is nothing wrong with it grammatically or semantically today. If Longman's wishes to deal in frequencies, 'He left the country' is much, much more common and natural than either alternative the dictionary offers.
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