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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Michael

Hi,

what is the different between "out of" and "from". How can I use it in the sentence?
  

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Both of these terms have many, many uses. Are you talking about sentences like "X is made from/out of Y"? In that case, we use "from" when the material has undergone a significant change and often is no longer recognizable, and "out of" (or simply "of") when you can still identify the original material.

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  • Both of these terms have many, many uses.
  • Are you talking about sentences like "X is made from/out of Y"?
  • In that case, we use "from" when the material has undergone a significant change and often is no longer recognizable, and "out of" (or simply "of") when you can still identify the original material.
  • This chair is made (out) of wood.
  • Paper is made from wood.
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Both of these terms have many, many uses. Are you talking about sentences like "X is made from/out of Y"? In that case, we use "from" when the material has undergone a significant change and often is no longer recognizable, and "out of" (or simply "of") when you can still identify the original material.

This chair is made (out) of wood.
Paper is made from wood.

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Sometimes they are used synonymously, and sometimes not.

The cat came out of the box. (He was hiding there but got hungry.)
Michael came from Spain. (He was born there.)
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