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Christine Christie Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

To pull up

Consider the following sentence:


"The patrol car pulled up alongside the fishtailing Cadillac, and signaled it to pull over."



Does the verb 'pull up' imply that the they stopped the car and turned off the engine, or does it mean that they slowed down the car, and signaled it to pull over?




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Top answer

Christine Christie Does the verb 'pull up' imply that the they stopped the car and turned off the engine No. Christine Christie does it mean that they slowed down the car, and signaled it to pull over? Most likely they sped up to get alongside the Cadillac, and when the driver of the Cadillac could see them, they gave him the signal to pull over.

  • Christine Christie Does the verb 'pull up' imply that the they stopped the car and turned off the engine No.
  • Christine Christie does it mean that they slowed down the car, and signaled it to pull over?
  • Most likely they sped up to get alongside the Cadillac, and when the driver of the Cadillac could see them, they gave him the signal to pull over.
  • CJ
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Christine ChristieDoes the verb 'pull up' imply that the they stopped the car and turned off the engine

No.

Christine Christie does it mean that they slowed down the car, and signaled it to pull over?

Most likely they sped up to get alongside the Cadillac, and when the driver of the Cadillac could see them, they ga

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