Learn English – He put the keys … the lock after taking it …her bag

prepositions

He put the keys … the lock after taking it … her bag.

Options:

  • into, out of
  • into, from

My approach: I am confused between out of and from.

Reason: Both have the same sense when it used in the sentence.

I also could not relate meaning from the meaning of the prepositions.

Can anyone guide me how to approach the problem?

Best Answer

"Out of" and "from" mean the same thing in that context. There is no right answer. And yes, it is ambiguous whether he took the lock or the keys from the bag. One would assume keys, because who carries a lock around in a purse? However, another issue is that you don't put keys (plural) into a lock, you put a key (singular). That adds to the confusion/ambiguity here because "it" is a singular pronoun.