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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Caught / pulled the boy;s hand

Can I say,

(a) The police caught the boy's hand.

(b) The police pulled the boy's hand.
  

Top answer

Vincent Teo We need context. (a) The police caught the boy's hand. If he were slipping away, and they saved him.

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  • Vincent Teo We need context.
  • (a) The police caught the boy's hand.
  • If he were slipping away, and they saved him.
  • (b) The police pulled the boy's hand.
  • ) The police pulled the boy by the / his hand.
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Vincent Teo We need context.

(a) The police caught the boy's hand. If he were slipping away, and they saved him.

(b) The police pulled the boy's hand. (This is not natural.) The police pu
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