Expression
Hi, there
Could you help me with some questions?
Please!!
1) What's the difference between pull something, pull at something and pull on something?
2) If a teacher have a class or he will be at (AT??) a conversation club at the school he/she work for, do you say "He/she will teach/give a class" and "He/she will give/teach the conversation club"? What would you say? Neither?
Thank you
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2) "He will teach a class." We could say "he will give a class" but "on something" would usually follow with the it being understood that it's a specific class on a topic that perhaps wouldn't usually be covered.Then "he will take/lead the conversation club" sounds better to me.
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1) I'm guessing the context for your question but it's a bit tricky to explain the difference on here. I think "pull at" and "pull on" have similar meanings (although "pull on something" seems more common when thinking about it) but the difference with "pull something" comes down to how much of the thing you can pull I think. For example, "pull on/at" is for something that can't be pulled very far (maybe you only need to pull something a few centimetres for it to work/open etc) and "pull something" when it can be pulled for a long time (unraveling a hose pipe/rope etc). But it's hard to explain, sorry!
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