Grammar Prepositions – Lesson Forty Eight – Out Preposition
In this grammar lesson, you learn about the Out preposition in English and how to use it in your English conversation and writing. Below, you will see examples of the out preposition, that include how you use this preposition in a sentence. Just follow those examples and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
Previous Grammar Preposition
In our previous grammar preposition lesson, we covered the Onto Preposition If you just landed on this page, we suggest that you complete our previous lesson including its quizzes before continuing on this lesson.
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Examples of the Out Preposition
Follow below examples to see how to use out preposition in sentences.
1. I usually walk out the door every morning at 7:00 a.m. to go to work.
2. Tom’s cat fell out the window, but it’s okay.
3. There’s a big yard out back.
out back = the backyard
out front = the front yard
note: The preposition “out” is often used with “of” — “out of” — or the word “out” is used as an adjective or as an adverb, or it’s used with gerunds as seen in the example below.
out + (gerund)
She’s out shopping.
She’s out grocery shopping.
out = outside the house
The word “out” is often used as an adjective:
We don’t have any more milk. We’re all out.
out = no more
The light bulb is out.
out = 1. not working; broken; 2. no electrical power.
She likes to go out on the weekends.
She went out last night.
go out = leave the house
The word “out” is used with many different idioms and expressions and can have many different meanings as an adjective or as an adverb.
For example, the sentence, “He’s out” could mean…
1. He’s a baseball player playing offense, and he has to leave the field.
2. He’s openly gay (homosexual). Instead of keeping it a secret, he tells people the truth about himself.
3. He’s no longer a part of the organization. Someone fired him, told him to leave, or decided not to include him in something.
4. He’s not in the office. He’s out at lunch, or he’s doing some other activity outside the office.
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Next Grammar Preposition
In our next grammar preposition lesson, we will cover the Out Of Preposition Before moving to the next lesson, we suggest that you complete this lesson including its quizzes.
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