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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Let's use the money in/from the piggy bank to buy

Let's use the money in/from the piggy bank to buy some roses for Mom.

Do both in and from work in the above context? If not, why not? Thanks.
  

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Hi, Do both in and from work in the above context? Yes. Let's use the money in the piggy bank to buy some roses for Mom.

— Clive

  • Hi, Do both in and from work in the above context?
  • Yes.
  • Let's use the money in the piggy bank to buy some roses for Mom.
  • The money is still in the piggy bank, and the speaker is thinking of it as 'inside the piggy bank'.
  • Let's use the money from the piggy bank to buy some roses for Mom.
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Hi,

Do both in and from work in the above context? Yes.

Let's use the money in the piggy bank to buy some roses for Mom. The money is still in the piggy bank, and the speaker is thinking of it as 'inside the piggy bank'.

Let's use the money from the piggy bank to buy some roses
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CliveHi,

Do both in and from work in the above context? Yes.

Let's use the money in the piggy bank to buy some roses for Mom. The money is still in the piggy bank, and the speaker is thinking of it as 'inside the piggy bank'.

Let's use the money from th
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CliveHi,

Do both in and from work in the above context? Yes.

Let's use the money in the piggy bank to buy some roses for Mom. The money is still in the piggy bank, and the speaker is thinking of it as 'inside the piggy bank'.

Let's use the money from th
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