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Suddenly Stood Ran Room Verb Movement Mr Baker

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Keyword out
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence She suddenly stood up and ran out from the room.
Correct Sentence She suddenly stood up and ran out of the room.
Cloze Error Sentence She suddenly stood up and ran out [[from]] the room.
Cloze Sentence She suddenly stood up and ran out [[of]] the room.
Cloze Answer of
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Explanation

verb of movement + out: 'I'm afraid Mr Baker has just gone out.'

verb of movement + out of + somewhere (NOT out or out from ): 'I've just seen Mr Baker going out of the building.'

In informal conversation, out is sometimes used instead of out of: 'I saw someone jump out the window.' However, careful users consider this to be incorrect.

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