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Pructus Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Pull the door to

Hello...

The sentence "She pulls the door to." is correct?
If so, what is omitted after the preposition "to"?
Maybe "herself"?
Or "the frame of the door"?
  

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" is correct? Yes, it is. pructus what is omitted after the preposition "to"?

— CalifJim

  • " is correct?
  • Yes, it is.
  • pructus what is omitted after the preposition "to"?
  • Nothing.
  • That's what we say to mean "closed" or "almost closed".
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pructusIs the sentence "She pulls the door to." is correct?
Yes, it is.
pructuswhat is omitted after the preposition "to"?
Nothing. That's what we say to mean "closed" or "almost closed".
pructusthe frame of the door
Yes, I suppose you could
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CalifJimThat's what we say to mean "closed".
It's 'almost closed' in BrE.
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I'm not finished with that post yet. Give me a minute to look it up in the dictionary to confirm, will ya? Emotion: big smile

CJ
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Allow me to do it for you:

to (adverb):
  1. "towards a fixed position, esp (of a door) closed


http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to
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I see... I see...
Now, it's all clear...
Thanks so much, CJ!!
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I see... I see...
And also, I visited the link and found the explanation you quoted...
Thanks so much, fivejedjon!!
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