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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Letter Writing
Please help me with this sentence
Hello,
I am a dutch student and I would like to ask a question. We had to write an english letter and I used the next sentence:
My bankcard has been stolen out of my backpack. I would like to know if this is correct english? I really do think that it is but my teacher told me : My bankcard has been stolen from my backpack. I would say that it is both possible but that out of my backpack is better because when you use from my backpack you actually say that it is the belonging of the backpack, like in a person.
Please help me out with this
Greetings zoë
I am a dutch student and I would like to ask a question. We had to write an english letter and I used the next sentence:
My bankcard has been stolen out of my backpack. I would like to know if this is correct english? I really do think that it is but my teacher told me : My bankcard has been stolen from my backpack. I would say that it is both possible but that out of my backpack is better because when you use from my backpack you actually say that it is the belonging of the backpack, like in a person.
Please help me out with this
Greetings zoë
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Hello, Zoë. Both are possible. 'From' is more standard; 'out of' is informal; 'from out of' is also in common use.
- Hello, Zoë.
- Both are possible.
- 'From' is more standard; 'out of' is informal; 'from out of' is also in common use.
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Hello, Zoë.
Both are possible. 'From' is more standard; 'out of' is informal; 'from out of' is also in common use.
Both are possible. 'From' is more standard; 'out of' is informal; 'from out of' is also in common use.
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