Pulled him
1. She pulled the boy to get out of the car.
2. She pulled the boy for him to get out of the car.
3. She pulled the boy in order to get out of the car.
4. She pulled the boy in order for him to get out of the car.
Which of these sentences work?
The intended meaning is that she pulled the boy so that the boy would get out of the car.
She doesn't pull the boy out of the car, but gives him a pull so that he would get out of the car.
I think '1' could mean that she pulled the boy so that she would get out of the car, and '3' means that and only that. So '3' doesn't work and '1' is ambiguous, but could work in this context.
Top answer
anonymous 1. She pulled the boy to get out of the car. No.
- anonymous 1.
- She pulled the boy to get out of the car.
- No.
- You seem to be using the model of "told the boy to", but it doesn't work with "pull".
- anonymous 2.
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anonymous1. She pulled the boy to get out of the car.
No. You seem to be using the model of "told the boy to", but it doesn't work with "pull".
anonymous2. She pulled the boy for him to get out of the car.
Unidiomatic.
anonymous3. She pulled the boy in order to get out of the car.
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