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Hello,Is my sentence correct? If I say, ''Mary went to a museum, but the half of museum was under renovation.So, she couldn't get a lot out of it.'' Is my sentence clear what I mean?Shall I say , she couldn't get pleasure out of seeing it.Thank you.

Avangi · Accepted Answer

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Your use of the expression in question is fine, but the sentence could stand a little proofreading.

quaerereverumbut the half of museum was under renovation.

. . . . but half of it was under renovation.
. . . . but half of the museum was under renovation.

quaerereverumShall I say , she couldn't get pleasure out of seeing it.

No. It's grammatical and understandable, but a native speaker would not say it.
In your first version, "it" clearly refers to the museum as a whole, but in your second, we don't know if it refers to the museum as a whole or the half which was under renovation.

When we say, "She got no pleasure out of seeing it," we usually mean she saw it but did not enjoy it.
She went to the ballet, but couldn't get pleasure out of seeing it. (. . . . but got no pleasure out of seeing it.)

Did you mean to suggest that her entire trip was spoiled because of the renovation?

Quaerereverum · Answer

Thank you Avangi.

I thought I should indicate that she didn't get pleasure of seeing a museum. Since According to Macmillan dictionary,
get something out of something to get pleasure or a benefit from something
He gets a lot of satisfaction out of being a teacher.

Now, all my confusion is cleared up.

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