come out of or come out

[dido4]

1. A rabbit came out of a hole.
2. A rabbit came out a hole.

Which is correct if I tell my friends that a rabbit went out of a hole?

Thank you.

 

[probus]

If the rabbit emerged from a hole, 1 is correct and 2 is not. But if the rabbit went out of a hole it did not emerge, but instead departed or escaped.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I don't find a significant difference between "came out of a hole" and "went out of a hole".

 

[emsr2d2]

Nor do I, and they both equate to "emerged from". I find "departed" very unnatural. A rabbit coming out of a hole is likely to be a wild rabbit so it probably didn't escape either. A pet rabbit might escape from its hutch.

 

[dido4]

Thank you for your replies.

I mean:
1. Are the two correct?
(a) A rabbit came out of a hole.
(b) A rabbit came out a hole.
2. Do they have the same meaning?
3. What does "b" mean in the sentence?

Thank you.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I deem (b) incorrect, but I am not a teacher.

 

[emsr2d2]

b is ungrammatical.

 

[Tdol]

You may hear b) used in colloquial speech in some places, but a) is the normal way of saying it.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Is it grammatical to say 'the rabbit came out a lovely animal'?

 

[emsr2d2]

What do you think that means?

 

[Matthew Wai]

Can it mean 'the rabbit appeared as a lovely animal'?

 

[emsr2d2]

No. The only meaning I would think of for "The rabbit came out a lovely animal" is the unlikely scenario that it went in (somewhere unspecified) and it wasn't lovely but it when it came out, it had become a lovely animal. I'm sure you can understand why I can't think of any context in which that could be used.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I can't think of any context in which that could be used.

Can it be used in the context below?
'The ugly rabbit went into a magic box and then came out a lovely animal.'
It appeared as a lovely animal.

Not a teacher.

 

[emsr2d2]

You can make a convoluted context for just about any grammatical sentence in English. In the situation you gave, yes, it would be understood that it went in "ugly" and it emerged "lovely". It's a shame such magic boxes don't exist though, isn't it? Not that I would put rabbits in them if they did. Rabbits are very lovely anyway.

 

[Tdol]

You would have to find an ugly rabbit first- I have never seen one.