1 From indicates a source.    

Pattern 1: verb + from + noun
Tony is from Alabama.
I hear from him every week.

Verbs commonly used before from:
be, call, come, derive, hear    

Pattern 2: verb + noun + from + noun
We get help from our neighbors.                     

Verbs commonly used with this pattern:
borrow, bring, buy, collect, copy, get, mail, obtain, receive, send                  

2 From indicates a point of departure.                   

Pattern: verb + from + noun (place)
The ship sailed from San Francisco.
Please start from the beginning.                      

Typical verbs:
begin, depart, drive, fly, go, graduate, move, read, sail, start (over), take off               

3 From can indicate separation.                

Pattern 1: verb + away + from + noun
We ran away from the building.
Keep away from the crowd.                             

Typical verbs before away from:
drive, get, keep, move, run, walk         

Pattern 2: verb + noun + from + noun
We collected the papers from the students.                 

Verbs commonly used with this pattern:
borrow, buy, chase, collect, delete, dissociate, eliminate, erase, expel, hide, keep (away), protect, release, remove, save, scare (away), separate, shield, steal, subtract, take (away)                                                       

4 From can indicate difference.                  

Pattern 1: number + from + number
Three from nine equals six.                             

Pattern 2: number + noun of time of distance + from
He lives five miles from here.
They are only twenty minutes (away) from the city.
I will see you two weeks from today.                                       

Expressions:               

be different from
My sweater is different from yours.                 

differ from
My opinion differs from his.    

distinguish from—identify in a comparison
I can't distinguish her from her twin sister.                 

tell from—identify in a comparison
I can't tell her from her twin sister.                  

know from—identify in a comparison
I don't know her from her twin sister.              

5 From . . . to can indicate the lowest and highest limits of an estimate; between.                                                                     

Pattern: from + number + to + number
You will earn from ten to fifteen dollars an hour.
We expect from twenty-five to thirty people.                            

6 From . . . to can give the starting and ending time or place.
We work from nine A.M. to five P.M.                                                   

Common expressions with this meaning:
from beginning to end
from front to back
from May to September
from one place to another
from one side to the other
from start to finish
from top to bottom                                          

7 From can indicate the material something is composed of.                                                                                                       

Pattern: be + past participle of verb + from + noun
This suit was made from three different fabrics.
A new plant has been developed from those seeds.                 

Past participles commonly used before from:
crafted, created, derived, developed, fashioned, made, put together, sewn                 

8 From can indicate a position for viewing or hearing.
I can see the bridge from my window.
Let's try to see the problem from his point of view.
Can you hear the actors from the back of the auditorium?                   

Expressions commonly used with this meaning:
here, there
my/your/his/her/our/their point of view
this/that angle, position, vantage point, distance                     

9 From can indicate a result.     

Pattern 1: adjective + from + gerund form of verb
They are exhausted from working so hard.                              

Adjectives often used with this pattern:
better, bored, drunk, exhausted, healthy, fat, sick, sore, tired, well, worse                  

Pattern 2: verb + noun + from + noun
They knew the songs from memory.
He learned his lesson from hard work.            

Typical nouns after from:
listening, memory, hard work, studying          

Expression:
to suffer from—to hurt because of
She suffers from neglect.                    

10 From can indicate avoidance.              

Pattern 1: verb + from + noun
Try to keep from shaking.
We can't hide from them any longer.               

Pattern 2: verb + direct object + from + verb in gerund form
Try to keep him from shaking.
They hope to stop her from running away.                                          

Typical verbs:
keep, prevent, stop      

11 From can mean because of.                    

Pattern: from + noun
From the way he walks, I think his ankle is sprained.
From his accent, I believe he is from Boston.                   

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