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 #2 (permalink) Fri Jan 16, 2009 19:54 pm pull in vs pull up |
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I don't see, in a dictionary I have, that 'pull in' is related to vehicle. But 'pull up' does mean 'Cause (a vehicle) to stop'.
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:42 am pull in vs pull up |
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Almost any phrasal verb formed with "pull" can be used to describe a car maneuver. These include:
pull in
pull up
pull out
pull around
pull through
pull over
pull away
Which one is chosen depends on what the car maneuver is. "Pull in" usually means to drive into a building or an enclosed space. "Pull up" means either to drive nearer to the speaker and stop, or to drive up a hill or some other incline. "Pull over" means to drive toward the curb and stop, or to cause someone to do so, as when a policeman pulls a driver over.
In your multiple choice question, it is impossible to know what the right answer is, because we have no information about the police car's maneuver. It could be pull in, pull up, pull over, pull through, or probably some other ones. |
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:20 pm pull in vs pull up |
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| Oh, so this is really a tough question |
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| #5 (permalink) Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:49 pm pull in vs pull up |
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Pulled in does not work here because the car has already 'pulled in' in the previous clause:
The police car drove into the car park and pulled up sharply.
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| #6 (permalink) Sat Jan 17, 2009 14:41 pm pull in vs pull up |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
Pulled in does not work here because the car has already 'pulled in' in the previous clause:
The police car drove into the car park and pulled up sharply. |
However, it's possible to repeat the same idea in two different clauses for emphasis:
"The police car drove into the car park, and pulled in sharply."
I admit it doesn't sound very good, but it can be done. It would be similar to someone saying, "The paper burned, and burned aggressively."
Or, for example, he could have driven into the car park and pulled into a parking space.
Unless we know the visual context, we just don't know for sure. |
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