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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

escape (from) prison / escape him

I found the verb "escape" is used with "from" at times.

Q) When we use it with human beings(people), is it the time we use "from?" e.g,. "He escaped him"
Q2) When we use it with un human things(unanimated things), is it the time we don't use "from?" e,g,. "He escaped from (the) prison."
Q3) Can't "from" in the two examples be added and omitted?
  

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Escape, when used as a verb, is generally followed by 'from' although it may be followed by another preposition. The rules don't change just because you are referring to an escape from something other than a human being..

— Anonymous

  • Escape, when used as a verb, is generally followed by 'from' although it may be followed by another preposition.
  • The rules don't change just because you are referring to an escape from something other than a human being..
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Escape, when used as a verb, is generally followed by 'from' although it may be followed by another preposition. The rules don't change just because you are referring to an escape from something other than a human being..
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1) Your sentence isn't possible. Sometimes you may hear sentences like "his name escapes me (I can't remeber his name)

2) He esacped from (the) prison.... (the article is only necessary if an identifying phrase follows "prison")

3) No. "from" would be wrong in my first example and you can't omit it in the second.
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