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'To', 'Into' and 'Towards'


               'To' is used :

               to denote motion from one place to another.


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                                            o
               Example :     They went  the museum.
               'Into' is used :


               to denote movement from outside to inside.

               Example :     The dolphin jumped into        the water.


               'Towards' is used :


               to mean in the direction of something/somebody.

               Example :     A snake was crawling towards         a boy.


               'For', 'Out of', 'Off' and 'From'

               'For' is used :


               to suggest the beginning of a movement.

               Example :     He left for  the hospital just now.


               'Out of' is used :

               It is the opposite of 'into'. It shows the movement from the interior of.


               Example :     He walked out of     the office.


               'Off' is used :

               to show separation. It is used to indicate from the surface of, down from.

               Example :     He fell off  the horse.


               'From' is used :


               to indicate the point of departure.

               Example :     He has already gone from        here.




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