Difference between revisions of "From"
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The noun that follows '''from''' is usually a source, or a point of origin. (space, time, scale/measure) | The noun that follows '''from''' is usually a source, or a point of origin. (space, time, scale/measure) | ||
− | *We're flying <span style="color:#040;font-weight:bold;">from</span> Paris to Marrakesh, then we'll drive <span style="color:#040;">from</span> Marrakesh to Essaouira. | + | *We're flying <span style="color:#040;font-weight:bold;">from</span> Paris to Marrakesh, then we'll drive <span style="color:#040;font-weight:bold;">from</span> Marrakesh to Essaouira. |
*Tomorrow, I'm working <span style="color:#040;font-weight:bold;">from</span> 8:30am to 7:30pm. | *Tomorrow, I'm working <span style="color:#040;font-weight:bold;">from</span> 8:30am to 7:30pm. | ||
:In early 2020 the coronavirus situation went <span style="color:#040;font-weight:bold;">from</span> bad to worse. | :In early 2020 the coronavirus situation went <span style="color:#040;font-weight:bold;">from</span> bad to worse. | ||
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==Verbs used with ''from''== | ==Verbs used with ''from''== | ||
− | *<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">prevent</span>: Prison can <span style="color:# | + | *<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">prevent</span>: Prison can <span style="color:#042;font-weight:bold;">prevent</span> people <span style="color:#040;font-weight:bold;">from</span> harming others outside the prison. |
− | *<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">stop</span>: Drastic action was needed to <span style="color:# | + | *<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">stop</span>: Drastic action was needed to <span style="color:#042;font-weight:bold;">stop</span> the coronavirus <span style="color:#040;font-weight:bold;">from</span> spreading. |
− | *<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">suffer</span>: Anyone who <span style="color:# | + | *<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">suffer</span>: Anyone who <span style="color:#042;font-weight:bold;">suffers from</span> cluster headaches knows how paralyzing they can be. |
− | *<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">take</span>: Orwell <span style="color:# | + | *<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">take</span>: Orwell <span style="color:#042;font-weight:bold;">took</span> his inspiration for ''1984'' <span style="color:#040;font-weight:bold;>from</span> Zamyatin's book ''We''. |
==No particle== | ==No particle== |
Revision as of 10:34, 18 March 2020
Preposition
The noun that follows from is usually a source, or a point of origin. (space, time, scale/measure)
- We're flying from Paris to Marrakesh, then we'll drive from Marrakesh to Essaouira.
- Tomorrow, I'm working from 8:30am to 7:30pm.
- In early 2020 the coronavirus situation went from bad to worse.
Verbs used with from
- prevent: Prison can prevent people from harming others outside the prison.
- stop: Drastic action was needed to stop the coronavirus from spreading.
- suffer: Anyone who suffers from cluster headaches knows how paralyzing they can be.
- take: Orwell took his inspiration for 1984 from Zamyatin's book We.
No particle
Unlike most prepositions, neither from (source) nor to (goal, destination), is used as a verb-particle.