Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Caught / pulled the boy;s hand
Can I say,
(a) The police caught the boy's hand.
(b) The police pulled the boy's hand.
(a) The police caught the boy's hand.
(b) The police pulled the boy's hand.
Top answer
Vincent Teo We need context. (a) The police caught the boy's hand. If he were slipping away, and they saved him.
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Vincent Teo We need context.
(a) The police caught the boy's hand. If he were slipping away, and they saved him.
(b)The police pulled the boy's hand.(This is not natural.) The police pu
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