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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Yank

I saw a sentence saying he yanked her to her feet. How can you yank someone to their feet? I am so confused. ?
  

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eg She was sitting. Ht put his hands n her shoulders and pulled her quickly to a standing position.

— Clive

  • eg She was sitting.
  • Ht put his hands n her shoulders and pulled her quickly to a standing position.
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eg She was sitting. Ht put his hands n her shoulders and pulled her quickly to a standing position.
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Cliveeg She was sitting. Ht put his hands n her shoulders and pulled her quickly to a standing position.
If that's he care, shouldn't it be he yanked her on her feet instead of to feet?
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No. on her feet sounds like she was already standing on her feet when he yanked her.
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Anonymousshouldn't it be he yanked her on her feet instead of to feet?
"yank" simply indicates the manner of motion, so the verb "yank" works the same as "move".

If you move a box from the floor to the table, it's "from" and "to" for the source and the destination of the motion. When the movement is finished, the box is on the ta
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