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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

correct?

I arrested him by wrestling him down.
  

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That's not wrong, but i more often see . . wresting him to the ground.

— Clive

  • That's not wrong, but i more often see .
  • .
  • wresting him to the ground.
  • The word 'arrested' makes me think the speaker is a police officer, although there are limited circumstances in which an ordinary citizen can arrest someone.
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That's not wrong, but i more often see . . . wresting him to the ground.

The word 'arrested' makes me think the speaker is a police officer, although there are limited circumstances in which an ordinary citizen can arrest someone.
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CliveThat's not wrong, but i more often see . . . wresting him to the ground.The word 'arrested' makes me think the speaker is a police officer, although there are limited circumstances in which an ordinary citizen can arrest someone.
Hey Sir, I wasn't trying to mean "down" by ground. I was trying to say I arrested him after wrestling with him. Is it correct w
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No.
Say
eg I arrested him after wrestling with him..
eg I arrested him after wrestling him into submission.
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