A place beyond a building can be a location or a destination.
The idea
Use outside for a place beyond a building: wait outside or go outside.
Examples
- The children are playing outside.
- We ate outside today.
- Please wait outside.
- The cat wants to go outside.
- It is windy outside.
- I left my bicycle outside.
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Watch out
Do not put to before the adverb: say go outside, not go to outside.
Try it yourself
Choose the correct answer. The dog is in the garden, not in the house. It is ___. (outside / inside)
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outside
Outside locates the dog in the garden.
Choose the correct answer. It is sunny. Let us ___ for lunch. (go outside / go to outside)
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go outside
Go outside expresses the destination without to.
Choose the correct answer. The parcel is beyond the door, not in the room. It is ___. (outside / inside)
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outside
Outside places the parcel beyond the door.
Practice round
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Choose the correct answer. The dog is in the garden, not in the house. It is ___. (outside / inside)
Choose the correct answer. It is sunny. Let us ___ for lunch. (go outside / go to outside)
Choose the correct answer. The parcel is beyond the door, not in the room. It is ___. (outside / inside)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe something you do beyond a building.