Using From, To and Of with Direction Prepositions


If you want to use these prepositions with a location object, you have to use the optional from, to or of. If there is no location object, you do not need to use the optional from, to or of. Examples:
1. Sita walked into the house. has object "the house"
2. Sita walked in. no object
3. Rashmi jumped out of the boat. has object "boat"
4. Rashmi jumped out. no object

With certain common expressions, we sometimes break the above rule, and we don't use the prepositions from, to or of even when they are followed by objects. Example :
1. Sita walked out the door. common
2. Sita walked out the house. not correct

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