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Salam1101 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Grammar help
There are some trees outside of the building.
There are some trees outside the building.
Are they both correct?
Thanks
There are some trees outside the building.
Are they both correct?
Thanks
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I think the second sentence is correct: There are some trees outside the building As far as I know, "outside" doesn't need the preposition "of" after it. Hope this helps
- I think the second sentence is correct: There are some trees outside the building As far as I know, "outside" doesn't need the preposition "of" after it.
- Hope this helps
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I think the second sentence is correct:
There are some trees outside the building
As far as I know, "outside" doesn't need the preposition "of" after it.
Hope this helps
There are some trees outside the building
As far as I know, "outside" doesn't need the preposition "of" after it.
Hope this helps
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Thanks for your reply
Actually,I've just found a sentence in a dictionary which is (They live in a little town outside of Reed City.
How about this?
Actually,I've just found a sentence in a dictionary which is (They live in a little town outside of Reed City.
How about this?
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Oooops, sorry salam1101. Maybe you are right there.
I researched a little and this is what I found:
From cambridge.org:
"Outside of"-----> (mainly US) "except for".
Outside of us three, no one knows anything about the problem, yet.
But, now I have a doubt about the usage of "outside of" in your sentence. I would always say "outside Reed City". I haven
I researched a little and this is what I found:
From cambridge.org:
"Outside of"-----> (mainly US) "except for".
Outside of us three, no one knows anything about the problem, yet.
But, now I have a doubt about the usage of "outside of" in your sentence. I would always say "outside Reed City". I haven
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Novalee ,Thanks anyway
May be I can have some comments from Miriam if she is not busy.
May be I can have some comments from Miriam if she is not busy.
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Hello, Salam and Novalee. 
Andrei asked about the use of "outside" and "outside of" a while ago. Here's the url to the thr
Andrei asked about the use of "outside" and "outside of" a while ago. Here's the url to the thr
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Rather than having to cut and paste, here is the [url="http://www.EnglishForward.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=34229"]link[/url] that Miriam was referring to.
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