Extract most commonly takes from for the source. Other prepositions may appear in specific contexts, but some combinations are not standard verb patterns.
Use extract from for the source of something. Extract by can describe a method. Extract for is uncommon after the verb itself, while in and at are usually separate adverbials rather than fixed combinations.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use from to show where something is taken from.
By can introduce the means or process used for extraction.
In is usually an adjunct, not a fixed partner of extract.
At normally introduces location or timing rather than forming a fixed expression with extract.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
The source normally follows from.
✕ They extracted the chemical for the plant. ✓ They extracted the chemical from the plant.From shows origin; by shows method.
✕ Oil was extracted from pressing. ✓ Oil was extracted by pressing.In usually describes manner or stages.
✓ The data was extracted in small batches.At marks location, not origin.
✕ They extracted gold at the rock. ✓ They extracted gold from the rock.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. It is the standard way to show the source of extraction.
Yes, especially when describing the method used to extract something.
Not necessarily. At can introduce a place or time, but it is not a fixed preposition selected by extract.
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