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18 January
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What is the difference between He pulled me by the sleeves and He pulled my sleeves ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between He pulled me by the sleeves and He pulled my sleeves ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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"He pulled me by the sleeves"
means he pulled YOU towards him, by grabbing your sleeves
"He pulled my sleeves"
means he just pulled your sleeves.
Maybe just tugged it lightly.
It doesn't specify if he pulled YOU along with it or not
I hope you understood? If not, please tell me and I'll try to phrase it better
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- English (US)
- Bengali
"He pulled me by the sleeves"
means he pulled YOU towards him, by grabbing your sleeves
"He pulled my sleeves"
means he just pulled your sleeves.
Maybe just tugged it lightly.
It doesn't specify if he pulled YOU along with it or not
I hope you understood? If not, please tell me and I'll try to phrase it better
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- English (US)
- Korean Near fluent
Hi @EunJi0401 !
Great question!
In my opinion as a native English speaker, I believe "He pulled me by the sleeves" means that the man is pulling the person by the sleeves, but towards a certain place and the sleeves is just *how* he pulled.
On the other hand, "He pulled my sleeves" just means that he pulled your sleeves.
Hope that helps!
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안녕하세요 @EunJi0401 !
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질문 있으면 편히 남기시고 영어를 재미있게 공부하세요!
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