We took away his TV from / in his room

#1 could easily confused for 'into', but otherwise all forms co-exist. Or we took the TV in his room away.

Hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you for answer.

Do the following both mean the same? When you will use one and not the other?

1. We took away his TV from his room.

2. We took away his TV in his room.

Tinanam

If I understand aright, they are the same, and in conversation, one is about as likely as the other:

1. We took away his TV from his room.

2. We took away his TV (that was) in his room.

Hi Mister Micawber,

I understand now. Thank you so much.

Tinanam

tinanam0102Is "away" a factor in deciding the preposition in use in this sentence?
We took his TV in his room.
We took his TV from his room.
We took away his TV from his room.
We took away his TV in his room.

away is a factor. Yes. take away is a phrasal verb. You take things away from a person or take things away from a place.

Hi CalifJim,

Thank you for the detailed breakdown. I think the person meant to say: We took away the TV in his room. (to remove it as a punishment to his son)

We took the TV away from his room (This could simply mean we took it and put it in a remote area)

Do I understand it correctly? Thank you.

Tinanam

Yipes! I don't think you can read that much into the difference between 'take away..in' and 'take away..from', Tinanam! CJ was just setting examples. I have to go back to 'from', a preposition of movement, and 'in' a preposition of location, and that's the only difference unless context reveals any motive.

Hi Mister Micawber,

I understand. Thank you.

Tinanam

tinanam0102as a punishment

To indicate punishment, I think I'd say

We took his TV away from him.

I wouldn't even mention the room, but if I had to mention the room, I'd say

We took the TV out of his room.

And note that it's the surrounding context of the relationship between the parents and the son, not the spe

Hi CalifJim,

Thank you for your help.

Have a great day.

Tinanam