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Made out/out of
Message from a_limon posted on 11-06-2012 at 16:52:40 (D | E | F)
Hello!

Could you tell me please if it is necessary to use "out" in the following sentences?
This table is made out of wood.
The house is built out of stones.
I built this house out of sand.
Thank you for answers.

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Edited by lucile83 on 11-06-2012 16:55 Layout

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Re: Made out/out of from notrepere, posted on 11-06-2012 at 17:20:55 (D | E)
Hello

The word "out" is optional in all cases.

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Re: Made out/out of from a_limon, posted on 11-06-2012 at 17:42:36 (D | E)
Thank you, notrepere.
The "optional" means that these sentences could be written with "out" and without "out" with the saving the same sense?
This house made outof sand=This house made (built) of sand.
I built this house out of red bricks.=I built out this house of red bricks.=I built this house of red bricks.

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Edited by a_limon on 11-06-2012 17:43

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Re: Made out/out of from notrepere, posted on 11-06-2012 at 22:43:28 (D | E)
Hello

Yes, you can leave the word "out" out. It means the same thing. Although "made of..." is more common than "built of..."

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