A window lets people see outside and lets light into a building or vehicle.

The idea

Use a window for one and windows for several. Say look out of the window for looking from indoors toward the outside.

Examples

  • Can I open the window?
  • The window lets in sunlight.
  • I look out of the window.
  • There are flowers by the window.
  • Our room has two windows.
  • Please close the window before the rain.

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Watch out

By the window means near it; out of the window describes looking from inside to outside.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the plural after two. The room has two ___. (window / windows)

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    windows

    Windows is the plural form after two.

  2. Choose the phrase for looking from inside toward outside. I look ___ the window at the garden outside. (out of / under)

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    out of

    Out of describes looking from inside toward the outside.

  3. Choose the action to let in fresh air. It is warm inside. Can I ___ the window for fresh air? (open / close)

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    open

    Open is the action requested to let in fresh air.

Use it today

Describe what you see out of a window and ask to open it.