[General] Do the following sentences sould right?

[cubezero3]

1. tear a page out of a book
2. tear a page down from a book
3. tear a page off a book
4. tear a note out of a wall
5. tear a note down from a wall
6. tear a note off a wall
7. tear leaves out of a tree
8. tear leaves down from a tree
9. tear leaves off a tree

It seems all the nine sentences make sense but no.2 and no.4 sound a bit piculiar. Am I right in thinking so?

Many thanks

Richard​

 

[Jay Louise]

It seems all the nine sentences make sense but no.2 and no.4 sound a bit piculiar. Am I right in thinking so?​

Many thanks​

Richard​

(Not a teacher)

Sentences 2 and 4 are quite peculiar. Personally, I would not use sentence 7 either. I might tear a bee hive or a bird's nest out of a tree, but I would tear leaves off of a tree.

 

[euncu]

Aren't pages ripped off (of) books? What is the difference between "to rip off" and "tear off" in this sense?

 

[SoothingDave]

Aren't pages ripped off (of) books? What is the difference between "to rip off" and "tear off" in this sense?

Not a teacher.

Ripped out, not off. Rip implies a bit more force and maybe less precision to the action than tearing.

"Ripped off" is a phrase that means to be cheated. (I took my car to the mechanic and he totally ripped me off.) It can be used literally, but could be confusing to those who know the idiom.